Market Infrastructure

China Confirms Bank Tech Investment Pilot

22/04/2016

Bank of China among 10 commercial lenders able to invest directly in tech companies.

Market Infrastructure

Basel II to Pressure Vietnamese Banks’ Capital Adequacy

22/04/2016

Expected adoption of from February next year could shave 2-5ppt off some banks’ CARs.

AML / KYC

ASIC to Use Windfall to Boost Surveillance, Enforcement

21/04/2016

Australian securities regulator also welcomes shift to industry funding model.

Developing India’s Bond Markets

21/04/2016

India needs to shift the balance between government- and corporate-issued debt, according to panellists at India Regulatory Summit 2016.

CBRC Warns Banks on Bills of Exchange

21/04/2016

Regulator’s Shanghai office tells city’s lenders to inspect interbank notes business.

Lessons in Regulatory Architecture Reform – The SEBI-FMC Merger

20/04/2016

Speakers at the India Regulatory Summit 2016 explore the rationale and opportunities in the merger of commodities and equities regulation.

Debt-Equity Swap Plan Would Hurt Chinese Banks – Fitch

20/04/2016

Rating agency says lenders have ‘limited ability’ to support plan to alleviate Chinese firms’ debt burden.

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia to Introduce Fintech Rules by End of Year

20/04/2016

Financial services authority says it will consult China, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Market Infrastructure

Australian Bank Tightens Rules on Mortgages for Foreigners

20/04/2016

Commonwealth Bank of Australia follows ANZ in tightening terms amid overheating concerns.