Market Infrastructure

China Loosens QFII Rules

05/02/2016

Quotas to be linked to assets under management; daily subscription, redemption to be allowed.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Sets up Commodity Exchange Risk Taskforce

05/02/2016

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

HK to Approve Inverse and Leveraged ETFs

05/02/2016

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

AML / KYC

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.

Market Infrastructure

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.

Market Infrastructure

HKEx to Review De-listing Rules

04/02/2016

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

Market Infrastructure

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.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Revamps Start-up Investment Regulations

04/02/2016

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

BSP Takes on Credit Card Regulation

03/02/2016

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