Asia-Pacific

Smaller banks subject to LCR of 100 percent if they are subsidiaries of larger banks and minimum liquidity ratio of 20 percent if standalone.

Possible solutions include enhancing AML/CFT controls at banks, promoting best practices at money transfer operators, improving information sharing by supervisory authorities.

New rules cover clearing and settlement, corporate governance by securities and fund management firms, and securities regulator’s powers.

Buy-side firms are finding their way to new ways of profiting from their research, and market volumes appear unaffected in the early stages of the MiFID II era.

Indonesian parliamentary commission appear unsure about Indonesian Banks’ ability to compete with foreign banks.

New law, currently in Congress, will expand financing to SME and agricultural sector by allowing movable collateral.

Link to be operational by year-end; will enable cross-border trading, clearing, settlement of shares between SGX and Bursa Malaysia.

Firms adopting blockchain technology could struggle to comply with the EU's incoming GDPR rules.

Individuals with assets between THB50-100mn can invest overseas up to THB1mn per year; securities and derivatives intermediaries set to participate.

New rules, expected by year end, aimed at investor protection as Philippines investigates unlicensed ICO issuers.