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Capital / Liquidity
State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets
By Editors | 28/09/2017
Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.
Market Infrastructure
Volte Facebook – Asian Regulators Should Beware Multi-class Shares
By Peter Guy | 25/09/2017
Asian exchanges and regulators need to learn the latest lesson about how multiple share structures can be abused, and stopped.
Crypto / Digital Assets
DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX
By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017
Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.
Fintech / Regtech
ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion
By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017
Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.
Capital / Liquidity
India Interprets P2P Lenders as Non-bank Finance Companies
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Official central bank report issued last year had suggested P2P lending platforms meet $311,000 minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements.
Enforcement
New Zealand Raises the Bar for Bank Outsourcing
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Largest banks will be required to have measures in place to survive the failure of a key service provider, according to new outsourcing policy.
Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.
Market Infrastructure
SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations
By Editors | 12/09/2017
SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.
Fintech / Regtech
DLT Not Yet a Solution for Large Central Bank Applications – BOJ
By Samuel Riding | 11/09/2017
Japanese central bank and European counterpart conclude from ‘Project Stella’ tests of DLT in RTGS that the technology is not yet mature enough.
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