Payments & Settlements

Japan Eyes Payment System Reform

07/06/2016

Regulator sets up panel on financial innovation in the payments sector.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam Targets Regional Financial Hub

07/06/2016

Government to seek private and foreign investment of up to USDD93bn.

Anti-Money Laundering

Macau Tightens AML Rules

07/06/2016

Casinos must keep daily records and hire compliance officers.

Trading & Investment

SGX Planning REIT ETF

07/06/2016

Exchange aiming for launch in the second half of this year.

Cybersecurity

Regulators’ Cybersecurity Expectations Lack Clarity – Hogan Lovells

06/06/2016

Law firm says it is unclear what benchmarks Hong Kong and Singapore will use.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Singapore Launches Fintech Sandbox Consultation

06/06/2016

Fintechs will be able to serve customers while not having to comply with regulation.

Liquidity Risk

PBOC Adjusts RRR Methodology

06/06/2016

Bank calculations should be based on average level of deposits rather than end-of-period assessment.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Issues Commodity Warehousing Consultation

06/06/2016

Proposals include ban on warehouse managers trading on exchanges which use their services.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Shanghai to Heighten Real Estate Scrutiny

06/06/2016

PBOC says city will be first in China to introduce macro-prudential regulation of real estate finance.