Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan to Relaunch Non-Deliverable Forward Forex Market

By Editors | 27/08/2014

Taiwan plans to reopen its non deliverable forward (NDF) foreign exchange market in phases after the country closed this down the for the New Taiwan dollar in 1998.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Plans Cross-Border Stock Trading with Japan

By Editors | 22/08/2014

Taiwan will study the possibility of launching a cross-border stock trading scheme with Japan in a bid to boost internationalization of the local bourse, said the country’s top financial regulator.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Regulator Eyes Pan-Asian Growth for Financial Sector

By Editors | 22/08/2014

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission vowed to support financial institutions’ bid to expand into other Asian markets by easing a number of regulatory hurdles in the banking, insurance and securities brokerage industries.

Securities / Derivatives

ASEAN on Track to Create Regional Asset Class

By Editors | 21/08/2014

Top officials of the ASEAN Exchanges said that member bourses are taking collaborative steps to create, market and promote ASEAN as a single asset class.

Sanctions

Leveraging Technology for Compliance and Performance

By Editors | 19/08/2014

Accuity CEO Hugh Jones describes how advanced systems are revolutionising banks’ ability to meet regulations.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia Plans to Sell Bank Stakes in Financial Reform

By Editors | 18/08/2014

Indonesia may consider selling public stakes in banks and imposing lending quotas as part of plans to introduce reforms in the financial sector.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan’s State-owned Land Bank Plans IPO, Says Chairman

By Editors | 12/08/2014

State-owned Land Bank of Taiwan aims to raise new funds through an initial public offering (IPO) in three years to strengthen its capital adequacy ratio, which lags behind peers, newly sworn-in chairman Shiu Kuang-si said.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Banks Adhere to Basel III Norms, Says Central Bank

By Editors | 12/08/2014

The buffer capital of Philippine banks remain well above the benchmark set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas as of end-March, after the new Basel III standards were implemented for the first time at the start of the year, the central bank said.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia’s OJK Issues Guidelines on Banks’ Advertising Practices

By Editors | 10/08/2014

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued guidelines on advertising practices by financial firms in line with laws ensuring customer protection.