SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

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Japan and Mongolia to Strengthen Cooperation

By Editors | 10/01/2014

Japan and Mongolia exchange letters with aim of sharing expertise and experience.

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Indonesia Transfers Banking Regulatory Duties to OJK

By Editors | 03/01/2014

Bank Indonesia (BI) transfers banking regulatory and supervisory functions to Financial Service Authority (OJK).

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CFTC Approves Substituted Compliance for Asian Jurisdictions

By Editors | 27/12/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved substituted compliance for six jurisdictions including Australia, Hong Kong and Japan.

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Philippines Strengthens Capital Structure of Foreign Banks

By Editors | 13/12/2013

The Philippines Central Bank’s (Bangko Sentral) Monetary Board (MB) has approved amendments to the capital framework of foreign bank branches […]

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Iran: The End of Sanction Programs as we know it?

By Editors | 11/12/2013

Recently, deals were struck between Iran and the West to curb Iran’s nuclear program. What does this mean for a financial institution’s AML economic sanctions program?

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HKEx and SGX Establish Framework for Cooperation on Regulatory Reforms

By Editors | 04/12/2013

HKEx and SGX have agreed to work closer on extraterritorial market infrastructure regulation impacting the Asian region.

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IOSCO Concerned Over Asian CPP Assessment

By Editors | 03/12/2013

“Imposing conditions and standards that are not relevant for non EU Central Counterparties (CCP) would give rise to severe problems” […]

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EMIR Drives Legal Entity Identifiers Adoption in APAC

By Editors | 28/11/2013

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) has become the key driver this year for Asian regulators beginning to include pre-LEI codes in their reporting requirements

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Asia’s Capital Markets: Strategies for Sustained Growth

By Editors | 26/11/2013

Collective industry voice reveals critical need to develop broader and deeper capital markets in the region.