SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

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.

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Malaysian Regulators Issue Consultation Paper on OTC Derivatives Reporting

By Editors | 21/11/2013

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) have issued a joint consultation paper […]

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Malaysia’s Central Bank Opens Beijing Rep Office

By Editors | 19/11/2013

Bank Negara Malaysia announced the opening of its representative office in Beijing by Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International […]

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ESMA Publishes APAC CCPs Request for Recognition

By Editors | 06/11/2013

ESMA published November 5th a list of central counterparties (CCP) established in non-EEA countries which have applied for recognition under […]