Market Infrastructure
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31HKEX New Listing Regime Adds Dual-Class Shares
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018In biggest rule changes in two decades, innovative and emerging companies with weighted voting rights structures will be able to list in...
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45ACAMS 2018: HKMA Calls on Financial Industry in Fight Against Crime
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018Deputy chief Arthur Yuen highlighted technological innovation, increased information sharing and the application of a risk-based approach as the key issues to...
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12Policy Tools Sufficient to Reduce Financial Sector Leverage – PBOC
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018PBOC governor said Chinese economic fundamentals were strong and that the central bank had enough tools to bring down financial leverage and...
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11ASIC Consults on Industry Funding Levy Amendments
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018Australia released new draft regulations to make technical amendments to the levies in the industry funding framework; consultation closes on 14 May...
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21Philippines Launches Real Time E-Payments Platform InstaPay
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 24, 2018Philippine central bank launch of InstaPay will enable real-time electronic fund transfers up to PHP50,000 per day through 20 participating institutions.
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30SEBI Releases New Guidelines for RTAs, Corporate issuers
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia April 23, 2018New guidelines strengthen risk management, documentation and communication norms for RTAs (registrar and share transfer agents).
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42Thailand Central Bank Requires E-Money Providers to Register
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 23, 2018BOT requires all e-money, card and fund transfer service providers to register or seek approval from the central bank by 14 August.
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28Banks Should Implement Wolfsberg KYC Initiative – MAS
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 23, 2018MAS urges Singaporean banks to incorporate Wolfsberg due diligence questionnaire in risk assessment processes relating to correspondent banking relationships.
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163Ant Financial – A Disruptive Force for Regulators
Peter Guy, Regulation Asia April 23, 2018Blurring the regulatory distinction between banking and financial technology creates both opportunity and pitfalls.
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57APAC Firms Failing at Cyber Breach Detection – Report
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 22, 2018Asia Pacific firms take over 16 months to detect breaches, compared to over three months globally; over 35 months if breaches detected...
