Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan to Relax Rules for Securities Firms

By Editors | 12/10/2014

Taiwan’s top financial regulator said it will relax rules governing the business scope of Taiwanese securities firms’ offshore securities units (OSU), in a move that could boost its stock market and wealth management sector.

Securities / Derivatives

Credit Value Adjustment – Why it Matters in Asia

By Editors | 10/10/2014

While large banks in Asia have long since developed sophisticated solutions for measuring and hedging CVA, many of the buyside and regional banks are not compliant with IFRS 13 standards.

Securities / Derivatives

Asia-Pacific Clearing: The Forward Curve

By Editors | 06/10/2014

A growing appetite for derivative products in APAC is having an effect on market structure.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Central Bank May Require Banks to Raise Minimum Capital

By Editors | 25/09/2014

Philippine banks may be required to increase their minimum capital by as much as four times, a move that may trigger a consolidation in the local banking sector.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Regulator Eyes Measures to Boost Local Bourse

By Editors | 25/09/2014

The government has been closely monitoring the movement of the local stock market, which has taken a beating amid sustained foreign institutional selling.

Securities / Derivatives

Myanmar Delays Issuance of Licenses to Foreign Banks

By Editors | 24/09/2014

Myanmar has delayed the announcement of foreign banks that will be allowed to operate in the country.

Securities / Derivatives

Bad Debts Weigh on Vietnam Banks

By Editors | 12/09/2014

The increasingly high number of businesses that were dissolved in the first seven months of the year has weighed on operations of local banks, raising lenders’ bad debt ratio in the period.

Securities / Derivatives

Regulatory Pressures Drive Demand for Client Management Solutions in Asia Pacific

By Editors | 08/09/2014

In a sign of an increasing regulatory pressure for financial institutions in Asia Pacific, regulatory onboarding, entity data and client lifecycle management solutions provider Fenergo is expanding in the region.

Securities / Derivatives

KYC – Reduce the Complexity, Improve the Quality & Lower the Cost of Compliance

By Editors | 04/09/2014

Globally, regulators are evolving their Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies for doing business in their jurisdictions to increasingly stringent standards.