Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

Singapore to Permit Bank Acquisitions of Fintech Companies

By Editors | 26/06/2017

Revised comingling rules would allow lenders to invest up to 10% of capital funds in non-financial businesses.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

HKFE, SFC Fire off Conduct Warnings to Brokers

By Editors | 23/06/2017

A range of compliance and control issue failures uncovered at securities brokers in Hong Kong has prompted the SFC (Securities […]

Structural Regulation

China Regulators Reaffirm Reform Push after MSCI Decision

By Editors | 23/06/2017

China’s securities and foreign exchange regulators, central bank and CIPS (the China International Payments System) signaled their intention to introduce […]

Supervision & Enforcement

Prohibition Orders in Singapore: An Introduction

By Eric Chan | 22/06/2017

POs are increasingly being used to ensure integrity in Singapore’s financial services industry.

Trading & Investment

At Last, MSCI Says ‘Aye’ to A-shares

By Editors | 21/06/2017

Index provider MSCI has at last decided to include Chinese A-shares in its products after three years of rejecting them, […]

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

FSB Proposes Guidance on Compensation Tools to Tackle Misconduct

By Editors | 21/06/2017

FSB (the Financial Stability Board) has issued draft Supplementary Guidance to the FSB Principles and Standards on Sound Compensation Practices […]

Structural Regulation

China – More Open, But Still Not Open Enough

By Peter Guy | 19/06/2017

Liberalised foreign investment rules announced last week aren’t liberal enough.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam, China, India APAC’s Most Complex Tax Regimes – Report

By Editors | 19/06/2017

Vietnam, China and India have the most complex tax regimes in Asia Pacific – and represent three of the most […]

Structural Regulation

Australian Parliament OKs Industry-funding Model for ASIC

By Editors | 16/06/2017

All funding for securities regulator to be collected via levies on regulated entities.