Market Infrastructure

Capital / Liquidity

At Last, MSCI Says ‘Aye’ to A-shares

By Editors | 21/06/2017

Index provider MSCI has at last decided to include Chinese A-shares in its products after three years of rejecting them, […]

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong SFC Targets ‘Real Time’ Regulation

By Editors | 14/06/2017

Hong Kong’s SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) today (14 June) released its 2016/17 annual report, saying it intends to move […]

Market Infrastructure

How Regulators Position Payment Service Providers in China

By Wang Jian | 08/06/2017

Market Infrastructure

CFETS, HKEX Set up Bond Connect JV

By Editors | 08/06/2017

CFETS (the China Foreign Exchange Trade System) and HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) announced the formation of a Hong […]

Market Infrastructure

Pakistan Confirms Further Progress on IOSCO Principles

By Editors | 07/06/2017

SECP (the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan) sent a report to IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions) this […]

AML / KYC

China Roundup – Financial Inclusion; Account Opening; Trust Lending

By Samuel Riding | 31/05/2017

CBRC clarifies requirements for financial inclusion units; PBOC warns on suspicious transactions.

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Anticipates ‘C2B’ Banking System

By Samuel Riding | 31/05/2017

Commissioner Nobuchika Mori suggests fintech will facilitate provision of ‘bespoke products to mass customers’.

Capital / Liquidity

ASIC Eyes Regtech Expansion

By Samuel Riding | 29/05/2017

Securities watchdog looks to bring more regulation and compliance technology into innovation hub, sandbox.

Capital / Liquidity

Pakistan Banking, Securities Regulators Join Forces

By Samuel Riding | 29/05/2017

Council of Regulators has been set up to tackle systemic risk, particularly cross-market issues.