Cloud & Infrastructure

Payments & Settlements

Indonesian Banks to Pilot New Branchless Banking Scheme

By Editors | 13/06/2014

Some of Indonesia’s big banks are piloting a new scheme known as ‘branchless banking’ as a way to expand financial services in the country where half of its 240 million strong population does not have access to financial services.

Trading & Investment

Investment Data Management – Out of the Regulatory Shadow and Into the Business Spotlight

By Editors | 30/05/2014

Investment data is the basis for every investment decision, financial transaction and client communication – understand, harness and unleash it.

Structural Regulation

Myanmar Sees Delay in Stock Exchange Launch

By Editors | 23/05/2014

The opening of a stock exchange in Myanmar may be delayed due to difficulty in recruiting skilled people for jobs at the exchange and finding companies that could qualify to list on the market.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Trade Repositories: Global Market Transparency Not Yet A Reality

By Editors | 08/04/2014

GreySpark Partners consultant Malavika Shekar explores the options that could greatly enhance the usefulness of trade repository data and make the G20 commitment to market transparency a reality.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Leapfrog as a Strategy to Meet Challenges Faced by Financial Institutions Technology in Asia

By Editors | 31/03/2014

How implementing a new generation of technology can address cost savings and meet volume demands whilst satisfying global regulatory regulatory requirements.

Structural Regulation

China Plans to Introduce Rules to Regulate Online Finance

By Editors | 25/03/2014

China’s regulators are working on measures to regulate the booming online financial services sector.

Operational Risk

Regulatory Change Slows Growth Among Financial Services Firms, SunGard Survey Says

By Editors | 11/02/2014

A new report from SunGard highlights how regulatory change is second only to market volatility as an executive issue for financial services firms.

Capital Adequacy

Meeting the New Regulatory Challenges – Faster and Deeper Regulatory Reporting Requirements

By Editors | 20/01/2014

Regulation Asia spoke with James Stewart, the General Manager for Asia-Pacific Compliance at Wolters Kluwer Financial, to find out how banks can make changes more effectively in order to meet the new requirements.

Trading & Investment

Markit to Provide SFC Electronic Trading Rules Solution

By Editors | 29/11/2013

Markit announced today it had been selected by members of the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) to provide the online solution to facilitate compliance with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) new electronic trading rules.