Market Infrastructure
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Former SGX Head of Regulation Joins FSB Taskforce
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 22, 2016Yeo Lian Sim appointed to taskforce on climate-related financial disclosures.
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Basel III Pushes Up Costs at 50% of Hedge Funds: AIMA
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 21, 2016Survey finds 25% of alternative investment fund managers have seen costs rise more than 10 percent.
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OJK Issues Alternative Financing Rules
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 21, 2016Indonesian regulator requires VC firms to establish legal entities, sets minimum capital requirements.
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SEBI Freezes Bank, Demat Accounts
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 21, 2016Indian securities regulator issues attachment order on Aspen Projects after illegal fund raising.
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HKMA Tells Banks to Prepare for New Risk Framework
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 20, 2016Letter to authorised institutions says regulator intends to follow Basel Committee timeline.
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Thailand Launches Crowdfunding Consultation
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 20, 2016Securities regulator seeks feedback on managing conflicts of interest and compliance monitoring systems.
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Reports of CSRC Chief’s Resignation Premature
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 19, 2016Regulator says in social media posting that Xiao Gang has not offered to resign despite circuit breaker failure.
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Korea Introduces Online Account Tracker
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 19, 2016System designed to help customers identify dormant accounts shows snapshot of balances across 16 lenders.
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India Pauses Commodity Futures Contract Issuance
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 18, 2016Securities regulator prohibits new contracts in effort to cool speculation, ease volatility in agricultural commodities prices.
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Hong Kong Confirms CCyB Hike
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 15, 2016Buffer to be raised to 1.25 percent from 1 January 2017 amid credit, property market concerns.
