Market Infrastructure

MAS Completes Blockchain Settlement Project

10/03/2017

SGX to trial distributed ledger in fixed income trading, settlement.

Market Infrastructure

India Launches Payment Cybersecurity, KYC Consultation

10/03/2017

Electronic pre-paid payment instrument issuers required to establish information security, privacy policy.

AML / KYC

Philippines to Allow ‘Video Messaging’ KYC

10/03/2017

BSP deputy governor says new rules will ease banking access in rural areas.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam to Restructure Five Banks

10/03/2017

Restructurings part of a 5-year project to rationalise country’s financial system.

Securities / Derivatives

Pakistan Escalates Insider Trading Crackdown

10/03/2017

24 brokers issued ‘show cause’ notices, another 26 in the firing line.

Red Flags in HK Managers in Charge Regime

09/03/2017

July deadline looming large over financial institutions and their service providers.

Market Infrastructure

S.Korea to Provide $2.6bn in Fintech Funding

09/03/2017

Funds will be offered over next three years to close gap with industries in Japan, US and UK.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan to Audit Regional Banks’ Foreign Debt Exposure

09/03/2017

Probe will also look at senior management involvement in decisions of asset management units.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Allows All-digital Fee Payments

09/03/2017

Indian securities regulator also amends charges on derivatives transactions.