Securities & Trading
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Philippine Banks’ Capital Buffer Slid Slightly Amid Tougher Regulation
Editors, Regulation Asia May 28, 2015Major banks’ capital buffer recorded slight decline although remaining at comfortable levels at the end of last year as banks raised record amounts of cash to meet tougher regulatory requirements.
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Indonesia’s Five-Year Plan May Consolidate Islamic Banks
Editors, Regulation Asia May 27, 2015Indonesia is preparing a five-year plan to develop Islamic finance by encouraging the three large state-owned Islamic banks to merge, a move that could spur smaller players to link up in order to remain competitive.
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Indonesia Court to Decide on Fate of Banking Regulator
Editors, Regulation Asia May 25, 2015Indonesia’s constitutional court is expected to decide soon on whether the Financial Services Authority (OJK) can continue to supervise the country’s banking industry.
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Regulatory Reporting and Instrument Identification in Asia-Pacific
Editors, Regulation Asia May 19, 2015Time for financial institutions and regulators across Asia-Pacific to examine how Financial Instrument Global Identifiers can help with risk management, regulatory reporting and data management.
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Taiwan’s FSC Initiates Plan to Boost Banks’ Fundamentals
Editors, Regulation Asia May 14, 2015Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening the fundamentals of Taiwan’s financial institutions.
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Taiwan Unveils Revamp Plan for Banking Industry
Editors, Regulation Asia May 13, 2015The Financial Supervisory Commission has unveiled a new plan that encourages more mergers and acquisitions in Taiwan’s financial industry.
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Taiwan to Update Bank Merger Policy in May
Editors, Regulation Asia May 6, 2015Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission said it will update a policy that will promote mergers in the domestic banking industry.
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Malaysia Central Bank Issues New Guidelines on Restructured Loans
Editors, Regulation Asia May 6, 2015Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, is revising guidelines on restructured and rescheduled (R&R) loans in a move that could impact the asset quality and earnings of local banks.
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ESMA Announces Third Country CCP Recognition for Asia
Editors, Regulation Asia April 29, 2015ESMA announces recognition of ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
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Optimising Asian Collateral
Editors, Regulation Asia April 16, 2015Operational, jurisdictional silos hinder Asia’s collateral efficiency. An exclusive roundtable hosted by Regulation Asia with DTCC.
