Trading & Investment

SEBI Sets up Commodity Exchange Risk Taskforce

05/02/2016

Regulator to look at risk management norms following suspension of castor seed futures trading.

Trading & Investment

HK to Approve Inverse and Leveraged ETFs

05/02/2016

Higher-risk ETFs are subject to counterparty and liquidity concerns in the US.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Fraud Allegations at Australia’s Commonwealth Bank

04/02/2016

Staff allegedly involved in Ponzi scheme which continued for five years after initial suspicions raised.

Capital Adequacy

Chinese Banks’ Capital Pressures Ease as Business Declines – Moody’s

04/02/2016

Reduced short term capital requirements prompt 42% decline in global CoCos, rating agency says.

Structural Regulation

HKEx to Review De-listing Rules

04/02/2016

Review prompted by institutional investors’ concerns about inability to exit positions.

Capital Adequacy

CSRC Warns Banks to Curb Risks

04/02/2016

Regulator says commercial lenders could face restructuring if they fail to meet provisioning, capital adequacy standards.

Structural Regulation

RBI Revamps Start-up Investment Regulations

04/02/2016

Measures to ease FDI rules, allow VCs easier exit, but penalise FDI reporting delays.

Credit Risk

BSP Takes on Credit Card Regulation

03/02/2016

Central bank to have supervisory powers over credit card issuers, acquirers and transactions.

Credit Risk

Taiwan RMB Derivative Losses ‘Under Control’ – FSC

03/02/2016

Regulator says local banks have sufficient provisions one week after citing inappropriate sales by nine institutions.