Trading & Investment

CSRC Warns on Private Fund Sales to Retail Investors

03/06/2016

Regulator clamping down on practice of slicing off portions of private funds for sale.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Eases Path to New Tax Systems for Investment Trusts

03/06/2016

Managed trusts can change constitutions without holding members’ meetings.

Cybersecurity

RBI Tells Banks to Implement Cybersecurity Plans

03/06/2016

Financial institutions told to put plans in place immediately, categorise their level of risk.

Payments & Settlements

Vietnam Ends Foreign Currency Loan Ban

02/06/2016

Foreign banks can offer short-term foreign currency loans again after 2-month ban.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CFTC Issues ‘No Action Letter’ on Shanghai Clearing House

02/06/2016

SHCH had not registered as derivatives clearing organisation, is applying for exemption.

Emerging Prudential Risks

CBRC Tells Banks to Check ‘Shadow Loans’ Exposure

02/06/2016

Regional branches of banking regulator ask lenders to check off-balance sheet business, assets.

Structural Regulation

HKEx, SFC to ‘Fine-tune’ IPO Regulations

02/06/2016

SFC could become ‘last gatekeeper’ in IPO process, also set to review back-door listings.

AI Risk & Governance

New Frontiers in Regtech

01/06/2016

Technology is proving its value beyond KYC and AML and improving both compliance and regulatory oversight.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Fintech – Banks vs. Innovators; Regulation vs. Innovation

01/06/2016

Finnovasia 2016 panellists suggests its time these two debates were put to bed.