SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam PM Urges Commercial Banks to List Shares on Local Bourse

By Editors | 11/02/2014

Vietnam Prime Minister has called on the nation’s commercial banks to list their shares on the local bourse in a bid to boost transparency.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia Mulls Tax Breaks for Corporate Bond Investors

By Editors | 09/02/2014

Indonesia is considering tax breaks for investors in local corporate bonds to boost capital markets.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Regulator Mulls Tighter Guidelines on Real Estate Loans

By Editors | 07/02/2014

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans stricter guidelines on banks’ exposure to the real estate sector as the country’s property market continues to boom.

Securities / Derivatives

Pakistan Stock Exchange Seeks Better Data Security, Investigates Staff Access

By Editors | 06/02/2014

Karachi Stock Exchange is investigating whether staff profited from years of unauthorised access to real time trading data that has rocketed more than 450% since 2009.

Securities / Derivatives

Capital Markets Consultancy GreySpark Partners Expands into Australia

By Editors | 06/02/2014

Global capital markets consultancy GreySpark Partners has expanded its Asia-Pacific operations with the opening of a Sydney office which will also act as an advisory hub for OTC derivatives clearing.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Regulator Eases Investment Rules for Offshore Banking Unit Business

By Editors | 06/02/2014

The Financial Supervisory Commission has lifted restrictions governing the types of investments available to nonresident investors, in a move that would boost the nation’s local asset management industry.

Securities / Derivatives

Strong Financial Infrastructure Needed in Indonesia Ahead of ASEAN Integration, Regulator Says

By Editors | 04/02/2014

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) says further work is needed to strengthen Indonesia’s financial infrastructure ahead of the integration of economies in ASEAN in 2015.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Govt Establishes Financial Stability Coordination Council

By Editors | 03/02/2014

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, along with other government agencies, has established the nation’s Financial Stability Coordination Council.

Securities / Derivatives

Hedge Funds in APAC: Legal and Regulatory Treatment

By Editors | 03/02/2014

How regulatory initiatives in Asia-Pacific are affecting the development of different types of fund and hedge fund structures.