Securities / Derivatives
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Singapore, APEC Countries Issue Rules for Cross-Border Funds Sale
Editors, Regulation Asia February 27, 2015A regional pact allowing a cross-border offering of funds within Asia Pacific is on track for implementation as Singapore and neighbouring nations in Asia Pacific issue new rules to govern the scheme.
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Taiwan to Start Mandatory Corporate Responsibility Reporting
Editors, Regulation Asia February 20, 2015The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp will require companies to prepare corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports starting this year.
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Indonesia to Issue Regulation on Definition of Foreign Banks
Editors, Regulation Asia February 18, 2015Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, or OJK, plans to release a regulation on the definition of foreign banks in the country, in a move that puts its policies in line with those of neighbouring nations Singapore and Malaysia.
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Indonesia Seeks Bilateral Financial Services Deal with China
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2015Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, or OJK, is expected to sign a bilateral agreement with China’s financial authority within the first three months of the year to pave the way for Indonesian lenders to expand into China.
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Vietnam’s Central Bank to Push for Bank Mergers
Editors, Regulation Asia January 19, 2015Vietnam’s central bank has intensified its bid to overhaul the country’s banking system to bolster growth, vowing to push for bank mergers and force weak institutions to shut.
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Taiwan Regulator Plans Crowdfunding Platform for Entrepreneurs
Editors, Regulation Asia January 13, 2015The Financial Supervisory Commission has announced a plan to launch a crowdfunding platform to back young and creative entrepreneurs.
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Taiwan’s FSC to Seek Consensus on Capital Gains Tax
Editors, Regulation Asia December 15, 2014Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Tseng Ming-chung said he will seek a common ground with the Ministry of Finance on an impending capital gains tax issue that targets major stock market players.
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Taiwan Regulator to Back 8 Financial Firms in Asia Expansion
Editors, Regulation Asia December 2, 2014Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission said it will pick eight financial holding firms which it could build into regional players in Asia through the provision of regulatory incentives.
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Sanctions Compliance Deepens in Asia Pacific, Says SWIFT
Editors, Regulation Asia November 25, 2014Evolving global sanctions laws aimed at combating financial crime is helping drive adoption of sanctions screening solutions in markets including Asia Pacific.
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Philippines Lifts Bank Ownership Restrictions for Foreigners
Editors, Regulation Asia November 21, 2014The Philippines has issued the implementing rules and regulations of the amended foreign banks law that now allows foreign banks to acquire up to 100% of a local lender.
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