Securities & Trading
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Indonesia Introduces ‘Promissory’ Forex Hedging
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 3, 2016Regulation designed to expand Islamic finance allows banks to offer deferred forex sales.
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IOSCO Eyes Conduct in 2016 Risk Report
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 3, 2016Report also includes in-depth analysis of bond liquidity, collateral and cyber threats.
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Indian Government Confirms Commodity Derivative Plans
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 2, 2016Finance minister Arun Jaitley says products will help deepen markets.
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SFC Pushes Back ATS Guideline Implementation
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 2, 2016Hong Kong regulator confirms deferral to coincide with introduction of mandatory OTC clearing.
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Ownership Disclosure Rule Creates Market Risk – PSE
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 1, 2016Head of Philippine Stock Exchange says compliance with rule is ‘close to impossible’.
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SGX Focusing on Prevention, not Perfection
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia March 1, 2016Chief regulatory officer says role is to prevent, contain and disrupt market manipulation.
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SFC Fines Yuanta Securities’ HK Unit for Disclosure Failings
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 29, 2016Securities regulator says firm hid bond deal execution prices and financial gains.
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IOSCO Issues 2nd IBOR Review
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 29, 2016Study finds most recommendations on governance, transparency and accountability have been implemented.
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APRA Consults on Non-centrally Cleared Derivative Margins, Risk Mitigation
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 26, 2016Regulator expects only a small number of institutions to exceed proposed minimum qualifying levels.
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Hong Kong Expands Short Position Reporting Rules
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 25, 2016SFC expands position reporting to all securities that can be shorted; sets collective investment scheme threshold at HKD30 million.
