Payments & Settlements

Singapore, Brunei Regulators Sign Bilateral Cooperation Pact

22/04/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and its counterpart in Brunei have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation into new areas of partnership including monetary management and banking supervision.

Liquidity Risk

China to Boost Rural Lending with Reserve Ratio Cut

22/04/2014

China’s central bank aims to boost credit flow to the rural areas with the decision to cut the reserve requirement ratio for county-level rural commercial banks and rural credit cooperative unions.

Trading & Investment

Australia’s Financial System to See More Bond Issuance, Says Central Banker

21/04/2014

Australia’s top central banker sees the country’s financial system moving toward a more market-based sources of finance, particularly bond issuance.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

India’s SEBI Amends Listing Rules, Issues Detailed Corporate Governance Norms

21/04/2014

The Securities Exchange Board of India has released a circular with detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies providing stricter disclosures and protection of investor rights,

Structural Regulation

Indonesia’s Financial Regulator to Open Online Reporting System for Companies

21/04/2014

Indonesia’s Financial Service Authority is launching an online reporting system in June that will allow listed companies to submit various reports to the authority with ease.

Structural Regulation

APEC Issues Consultation Paper on Asia Region Funds Passport

17/04/2014

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) governments are seeking views on a proposal that will facilitate cross border issuing of managed investment funds within makers of key member economies.

Trading & Investment

S. Korean Financial Regulator to Ease IPO Requirements

15/04/2014

The Financial Services Commission plans to improve the corporate financing environment by promoting initial public offerings (IPOs) and invigorating the moribund local capital market.

Capital Adequacy

Australian Regulator Improves Capital-Raising Option for Mutual ADIs

15/04/2014

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said it is relaxing banking rules to give mutually owned authorised deposit-taking institutions more scope to fund their growth.

Credit Risk

Basel Issues Tough Lending Rules for Big Banks

15/04/2014

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a new guideline that limits how much business banks can do with each other to contain fallout should one of the banks fail.