MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Considering Tax Breaks for PE Managers

By Editors | 28/09/2017

Government and trade bodies view PE as means of increasing support for Hong Kong Start-ups, keeping pace with Singapore and the UK.

Capital / Liquidity

State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets

By Editors | 28/09/2017

Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.

Market Infrastructure

Volte Facebook – Asian Regulators Should Beware Multi-class Shares

By Peter Guy | 25/09/2017

Asian exchanges and regulators need to learn the latest lesson about how multiple share structures can be abused, and stopped.

Crypto / Digital Assets

DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX

By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.

Fintech / Regtech

ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion

By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.

Capital / Liquidity

India Interprets P2P Lenders as Non-bank Finance Companies

By Editors | 21/09/2017

Official central bank report issued last year had suggested P2P lending platforms meet $311,000 minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements.

Enforcement

New Zealand Raises the Bar for Bank Outsourcing

By Editors | 21/09/2017

Largest banks will be required to have measures in place to survive the failure of a key service provider, according to new outsourcing policy.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London

By Editors | 21/09/2017

Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity

By Editors | 21/09/2017

Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.