Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

Singapore Market Infrastructure Regime Gains CPMI/IOSCO Approval

By Editors | 18/07/2017

Peer review finds MAS meets all but one of 24 principles designed to shore up systemically important market infrastructure including central counterparties.

Cybersecurity

Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks

By Editors | 17/07/2017

Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.

Structural Regulation

China Exchanges Eye Financial Infrastructure ‘Belt and Road’

By Editors | 17/07/2017

SSE, CFFEX meetings to discuss stake in CSE (Chittagong Stock Exchange) follows their participation in consortium which bought 30% of Pakistan bourse.

Market Abuse

Talking Trading Surveillance with Nasdaq’s Ulf Carlsson

By Samuel Riding | 13/07/2017

Regulation Asia discusses the latest trends in regulatory scrutiny of capital markets with Ulf Carlsson, general manager at Nasdaq in Hong Kong.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia Launches Bank Management Accountability Consultation

By Samuel Riding | 13/07/2017

BEAR – Banking Executive Accountability Regime – would allow regulator to more easily ban directors and senior managers; influence remuneration policies.

Structural Regulation

Korean Banks Under Fire for ‘Excessive’ Fees

By Editors | 12/07/2017

FSS figures show banks have made $57.6bn from fees since 2013; President Moon pledged to tackle issue of excessive fees but no action has been taken yet.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Introduces Capital Market Competency Guidelines

By Editors | 10/07/2017

Malaysian regulators aim to improve the competitiveness of the domestic capital markets by enhancing the soft and hard skills and professional ability of local banking executives.

Payments & Settlements

The Regulatory Path to a Digital Payment Economy

By Peter Guy | 10/07/2017

Peril, innovation or salvation – the spectre of a cashless economy means different things to everyone.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Only 1 Major APAC CCP Working on Crisis Group – Report

By Samuel Riding | 06/07/2017

Crisis group one of FSB’s main recommendations for CCPs; joint study warns on interconnectedness, concentration.