Securities / Derivatives

Market Infrastructure

China Revises RQFII Rules

By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2016

Quotas to be limited to proportion of asset size; no more than 3 trustees allowed.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Creates Working Group after Outage

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Group will seek to increase resilience of the Singapore market.

Market Infrastructure

Thailand Consults on Securities, Derivative License Fees

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Revised proposals charges for business operators follow first round of public comment.

Market Infrastructure

Philippines to Have Repo Market by End-2016, Early 2017

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2016

Central bank governor says programme will open the door to allowing short selling.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan to Ease Investment Restrictions

By Samuel Riding | 05/09/2016

Chinese nationals can purchase fund products without using a custodial bank.

AML / KYC

SEBI Uncovers Money Laundering in NSEL Scam

By Samuel Riding | 02/09/2016

Report cites instances of unauthorised modification of unique client codes.

Market Infrastructure

BSE-ICCL Launch FPI Handbook

By Samuel Riding | 02/09/2016

SEBI-backed handbook for foreign investors available in 8 languages.

Market Infrastructure

SFC Approves 4 CCPs for OTC Clearing

By Samuel Riding | 01/09/2016

Mandatory clearing covers HKD- or G4 currency-denominated interest rate swaps.

AML / KYC

Banks’ Exit from Emerging Markets Hurting AML, CTF Efforts – FSB

By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

Report to G20 says funds are being driven underground; cites failures to initiate derivative market reform in China and Korea.