Securities & Trading
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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.
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Taiwan Tightens Rules on Banks’ Risk Exposure in China
Editors, Regulation Asia April 14, 2015Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has asked banks to increase their allowance for risk exposure when they extend credit and establish short term trade balances with Chinese banks.
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Foreign Banks to Open Branches in Myanmar
Editors, Regulation Asia April 10, 2015Two Japanese and one Singaporean bank will become the first foreign banks to operate in Myanmar in over 50 years, after receiving final regulatory approval from the central bank.
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Taiwan to Expand Daily Trade Limit for Shares in June
Editors, Regulation Asia April 2, 2015The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said it will expand the daily price limit for stocks to a fall or rise of 10% from the current 7% effective June 1.
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Making KYC Accessible for Smaller Banks
Editors, Regulation Asia March 26, 2015SWIFT has introduced a free-to-use utility that will help smaller institutions achieve compliance and reduce the cost and problems of procedures.
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New Rules for OTC Derivatives Pushed Back to September 2016
Editors, Regulation Asia March 19, 2015International rules that will require banks to post margin on certain derivative trades have been delayed by nine months as regulators recognised the tight timeline initially given the industry to comply.
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Philippine Central Bank Boosts Shadow Banking Monitoring
Editors, Regulation Asia March 10, 2015Philippine central bank is increasing surveillance on shadow banking to ensure the stability of the financial system.
