Asia-Pacific
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21Thailand to Expand Collateral Allowed for Margin Trading
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 16, 2018The SEC is consulting on allowing debt instruments, government securities, and mutual fund units as collateral for margin accounts at securities firms.
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43Philippine NSFR Rules May Raise Funding Costs For Banks – Fitch
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018In a report by Fitch unit BMI Research, large banks in the Philippines may need to increase deposit taking and reduce long-term...
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54RISE HK: Regulation Needed to Clean Up Crypto Sector
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018At the RISE conference in Hong Kong this week, industry participants called for regulation in the crypto sector "earlier rather than later",...
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38BSP Approves Two More Virtual Currency Exchanges
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018Virtual Currency Philippines and Etranss accredited by the BSP bringing the total number of virtual currency exchanges in the Philippines to five.
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44Myanmar Stock Market Starts to Open to Foreign Investors
Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia July 10, 2018Resident foreigners can invest in up to 35% of the share capital of YSX-listed companies from 1 August; plans to allow investment...
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Thailand Publishes Regulatory Framework for ICOs
Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia July 10, 2018New framework will task companies known as ICO portals with screening issuers and cap retail investment in ICO projects, starting from 16...
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32Former Vietnamese Central Banker Sentenced To Three Year Jail Term
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 4, 2018Former SBV deputy governor received a three year jail sentence for his role in a mismanagement and loan underwriting scandal that led...
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51Thailand’s Securities Firms Seek to Launch Joint Crypto Exchange
Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia July 3, 2018Security companies in Thailand are looking to join hands in setting up a crypto exchange, believing customers will prefer trading with known...
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44Philippines to Issue Crypto Exchange Licences at Economic Zone
Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia July 3, 2018Cagayan Economic Zone Authority will issue 25 licences for crypto exchanges to operate in the economic zone; authority to focus on regulations...
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44Sri Lanka Bourse To Launch New Board for SMEs
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia June 27, 2018The Colombo Stock Exchange and the securities regulator are launching an SME board next week to encourage equity financing by small firms...
