Structural Regulation

Malaysia Revamps Unit Trust Rules

25/07/2016

Amended guidelines said to enable issuers to bring more product offerings.

Structural Regulation

Additional SFC Powers Said to Impede Market Growth

25/07/2016

Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies says reform will threaten market development.

KYC & CDD

India Mandates Centralised KYC from 1 August

22/07/2016

Central registry has already conducted ‘live run’ of the improved system for new individual accounts.

Operational Risk

ASIC Proposes New Fund Risk Regulation

22/07/2016

Proposals aim to ensure risk management systems are adaptable, effective.

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKEX Announces New Head of OTC Clearing

22/07/2016

“Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Jacky Mak as Managing Director, Head of OTC Clearing, effective Monday, […]

Anti-Money Laundering

MAS Details 1MDB Investigations

22/07/2016

Quintet of banks and one remittance agent have been under investigation.

Market Data & Technology

SEBI to Monitor Market via Social Media

21/07/2016

Securities regulator seeking bids from web crawling, data extraction and information management firms.

Structural Regulation

Malaysia to Enhance CIS Framework

21/07/2016

Securities Commission also proposes new rules on unit trusts expected to shorten time to market.

Market Abuse

JSDA Targets Information Leaks

21/07/2016

Trade body to issue guidelines banning analysts from gathering data related to earnings.