Credit Risk

Philippine Banks Miss Agriculture Loan Target

04/01/2017

Loan allocation of 13.92% to the sector falls well short of 25% required.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

HK SFC Reprimands, Fines MIS Services $0.4mn

04/01/2017

MIS Services, formerly Standard Chartered Investment Services, said non-compliant with MPF Code and Code of Conduct.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Approves BSE Listing

04/01/2017

Indian exchange will seek to sell stake of just under 30%; SGX to divest its 4.7% stake.

Credit Risk

HK Unauthorised Mortgage Alert System Goes Live

04/01/2017

Land Registry will alert banks when documents are registered.

Supervision & Enforcement

Pakistan Regulator Flags Illegal Broker Financing

04/01/2017

Enforcement division finds illegal in-house financing, non-collection of margin.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Ends Singapore CG Tax Loophole

04/01/2017

Investors from city-state will pay preferential rate for two years.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan Moots Day Trading Tax Cut

04/01/2017

Move expected to boost market turnover by up to 20%, regulator says.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

HK SFC Bans Ex HSBC Broker

03/01/2017

Investigation finds Lam Yuk Wai performed unauthorised transactions and deceived clients.

Structural Regulation

China to Ease Foreign Investment Limits

03/01/2017

Restrictions expected to be lifted in banking, credit rating services and securities.