Market Infrastructure
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Hong Kong Considering Tax Breaks for PE Managers
Editors, Regulation Asia September 28, 2017Government and trade bodies view PE as means of increasing support for Hong Kong Start-ups, keeping pace with Singapore and the UK.
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State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets
Editors, Regulation Asia September 28, 2017Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.
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Volte Facebook – Asian Regulators Should Beware Multi-class Shares
Peter Guy, Regulation Asia September 25, 2017Asian exchanges and regulators need to learn the latest lesson about how multiple share structures can be abused, and stopped.
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DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia September 21, 2017Market participants can't meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.
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ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia September 21, 2017Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.
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India Interprets P2P Lenders as Non-bank Finance Companies
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2017Official central bank report issued last year had suggested P2P lending platforms meet $311,000 minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements.
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New Zealand Raises the Bar for Bank Outsourcing
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2017Largest banks will be required to have measures in place to survive the failure of a key service provider, according to new outsourcing policy.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2017Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.
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MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2017Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.
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SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations
Editors, Regulation Asia September 12, 2017SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.
