MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Sets Out 2017 Agenda

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2016

Regulator says to boost cybersecurity, fintech; examine HFT trading regulation.

Market Infrastructure

Vietnam to Revamp Foreign Investor Access Rules

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2016

Securities Commission to complete legal framework, ensure ‘quality monitoring’.

Market Infrastructure

China Sets up Regional Financial Crime Bureaus

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2016

Move is a response to stock market ‘irregularities’; teams cover five provincies/cities.

Market Infrastructure

Thailand, Myanmar Discuss Banking Equivalency

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2016

Agreement under ASEAN Banking Integration Framework would be 1st for Myanmar.

Market Infrastructure

India Working on Fund Passport Scheme

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2016

Indian investors currently only allowed to participate in overseas funds via feeder structures.

Market Infrastructure

SFC Mandates Online Submission of Licensee Documentation

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2016

Paper filing by individual applicants and licensees will not be allowed from 1 February 2017.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Issues GIFT City Guidelines

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2016

Exchanges can choose to allow trading in a product for up to 23.5 hours/day.

AML / KYC

Sri Lanka Wins ADB Loan to Help Develop Regulatory Framework

By Samuel Riding | 29/11/2016

Loan will enable implementation of development Capital Market Development Program.

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia Appoints Financial Stability Committee Members

By Samuel Riding | 29/11/2016

Committee can decide measures to ‘reduce or avoid risks’, central bank says.