Market Infrastructure
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Philippines Signs up to ASEAN Fund Passport Scheme; Green Bond Standards Introduced
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 9, 2017ASEAN conference also hears of plans to allow cross-border transfer of capital markets professionals without additional license requirements.
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Korean Firms Launch ‘World 1st’ Blockchain-based Authentication
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 9, 2017Financial Investment Association says Chain ID is a world first, authentication only has to be performed once every three years.
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Thailand to Boost Fintech Use With New Law
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 9, 2017Regulator says current laws are hindering development of financial technology sector; aims to promote ‘full scale digital economy’.
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Singapore and China Regulators to Increase Mutual Market Supervision
Editors, Regulation Asia November 6, 2017Regulators will develop framework for supervising fund managers, share information and staff amid increasing capital market ties.
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FSB Reports on ‘Rise of the Financial Machines’, Backs Regtech
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia November 2, 2017Report suggests AI and machine learning could create new systemically important players, warns on opacity, audit difficulty.
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PBOC Targets ‘Shadow Financing’ by Tech Firms
Editors, Regulation Asia November 1, 2017Central bank says many firms representing as technology providers are in fact providing finance for clients who can’t access conventional resources.
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Singapore Proposes Liquidity Risk Management Rules for Fund Managers
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia October 30, 2017MMFs will face more enforceable requirements than other portfolios, including rules on average maturity, 1-day/5-day redemption.
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Indonesia, Vietnam Join Virtual Currency Clampdown
Editors, Regulation Asia October 30, 2017Indonesian central bank says ‘financial innovation’ requires pre-approval; State Bank of Vietnam to pass law outlawing virtual currencies next year.
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Guangdong, HK to Boost Financial Cooperation
Editors, Regulation Asia October 30, 2017Governments to relax restrictions on cross-border business operations and boost RMB flows; cooperate further on fintech and green finance.
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Japanese Banks Overstaffed, Over-branched Amid Declining Profitability – BOJ
Editors, Regulation Asia October 25, 2017Central banks also points to potential systemic risk from 'common exposure' as competition to lend money intensifies.
