Capital / Liquidity

China Said to Order Mortgage Curbs

27/01/2017

PBOC could punish banks with lower rates on central bank deposits, higher deposit insurance charges.

AML / KYC

HK Regulator Details AML/CTF Failures

27/01/2017

SFC identified 200 instances of non-compliance during 2016 inspections.

Market Infrastructure

HK Brokers Blackmailed by DDoS Attackers – SFC

27/01/2017

Regulator urges firms to implement anti-DDoS systems, warns on ‘reflective amplification’ attacks.

Queensland Treasury Corporation Picks Wolters Kluwer Finance, Risk and Reporting Platform

26/01/2017

Australia’s Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC), the Queensland Government’s central financing authority, has gone live on Wolters Kluwer’s integrated OneSumX Finance, […]

Fenergo Enhances Margin Requirements Software

26/01/2017

Fenergo announced significant enhancements to its module for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC (over-the-counter) derivatives. Fenergo Margin Requirements is […]

AML / KYC

Corrupt Lao Officials ‘Voluntarily’ Returning Money

26/01/2017

Government campaign aims to curb ‘rampant corruption’ including bribes, kickbacks, forgery and fraud.

Securities / Derivatives

India Eyes Reduced Securities Transaction Tax

26/01/2017

Move aims to further attract investors to stock markets, mutual funds and other investment products.

HK SFC Reprimands, Fines Asset Manager

26/01/2017

Regulator concludes Value Partners exceeded authorised share capital, failed to report incident in good time.

Capital / Liquidity

Slow Progress on ASEAN Banking Integration

26/01/2017

Fitch Ratings suggests full integration a ‘very distant goal’.