Structural Regulation

S Korea to Lower Barriers for Foreign Banks

07/09/2015

Korea’s Financial Services Commission will ease regulations for foreign lenders seeking to expand their banking operations in a bid to boost the country’s global competitiveness.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Publishes Report on Securitisation Incentive Alignment Progress

07/09/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a final report describing the implementation progress made by 25 jurisdictions in adopting incentive alignment regimes for securitisation.

Structural Regulation

Framework Needed for Listing of India’s Exchanges

07/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India will soon have to put in place a framework for the listing of stock exchanges.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan Seeks Trading Link with Malaysia

06/09/2015

The Taiwan Stock Exchange is open to exploring setting up a stock-trading link with Malaysia if Bursa Malaysia is interested.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Publishes Peer Review of Regulation of Money Market Funds

05/09/2015

Report describes implementation progress made by 31 jurisdictions in adopting legislation, regulation and other policies in relation to money market funds.

Market Data & Technology

CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Harmonisation of OTC Derivatives Data Elements

05/09/2015

Focuses on a first batch of key data elements, other than UTI and UPI, that are considered important for consistent and meaningful aggregation on a global basis.

Credit Risk

RBI Consults on Base Rate Calculation Methodology

05/09/2015

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued for consultation draft guidelines for banks to adopt the marginal cost of funds methodology for base rate calculations.

Clearing & Post-Trade

SEBI Consults on Clearing Corps Ahead of FMC Merger

04/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board is seeking public comment on recommendations to maintain separate clearing corporations for each exchange, rather than introduce a single clearing corporation.

Anti-Money Laundering

China Clamps Down on Yuan Forward Contracts

04/09/2015

PBOC announces new measures making it more costly to use forwards contracts to bet on yuan weakness.