Market Infrastructure

S.Korea to Apply 60% Forex LCR

09/06/2016

Banks will be required to hold 60% of foreign currency exposure in liquid assets.

Market Infrastructure

MAS Eases Start-up, SME Crowd-funding Access

09/06/2016

Regulator to simplify qualification for issuers raising less than SGD5 million.

Thailand SEC Weighs in on Shareholder Vote

09/06/2016

Securities regulator urges shareholders to exercise voting rights.

China’s ‘Embedded Analysts’ and the Cost of Transparency

08/06/2016

Companies use analysts, and potentially even auditors and fund managers, to communicate value, CUHK study finds.

Market Infrastructure

SZSE to Probe ‘Authenticity of Corporate Performance’

08/06/2016

Shenzhen exchange to also hone in on fulfilment of commitments on underlying assets.

AML / KYC

ASIC Consults on Fintech Sandbox

08/06/2016

Regulator proposes six-month licensing exemption, modified organisational competence requirements.

IOSCO Finalises Framework for Non-GAAP Measures

08/06/2016

12-point framework says measures should not be used to hide adverse information.

Market Infrastructure

ASIC Launches 3rd BBSW-rigging Case

08/06/2016

Securities regulator accuses NAB of ‘unconscionable conduct and market manipulation’.

Market Infrastructure

PBOC Opens Bank Card Clearing to Foreign Firms

08/06/2016

Foreign and local firms can apply to provide domestic services, ending UnionPay monopoly.