AML / KYC

China Underground Banking Campaign Nets 450 Suspects, USD30bn

18/08/2016

Crackdown is focusing on cross-border illegal banking, transfers of proceeds of corruption.

Cobalt DL Beta Tests Blockchain Post-trading Platform

18/08/2016

Financial technology firm Cobalt DL has commenced beta testing with a number of leading FX (foreign exchange) participants on its […]

Indonesia Revamps Money Market Rules

17/08/2016

New regulation refines guidelines for instruments, participants and rates with the aim of prompting more transactions

Capital / Liquidity

ANZ Moves to Boost Tier 1 Capital

17/08/2016

Bank unveils USD757mn hybrid bond offering to meet APRA requirements.

India Exempts Masala Bonds from Companies Act Rules

17/08/2016

Exemptions cover provisions on investor allocations and prospectuses.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Commences Delisting Drive

17/08/2016

Companies and directors of some delisted companies to be banned from securities market for 10 years.

Market Infrastructure

S.Korea to Launch Open Fintech Platform

17/08/2016

Mechanism including API will remove need for financial technology firms to sign individual contracts.

Market Infrastructure

HK-Shenzhen Stock Connect to Launch in December

17/08/2016

China, Hong Kong regulators approve link; total daily quota set at USD3.5 billion.

Lombard Risk appoints COLLINE product head in Asia Pacific

17/08/2016

London, UK – 16 August 2016 – Lombard Risk Management plc (LSE: LRM), a leading provider of integrated collateral management, […]