Markets & Infrastructure

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Japan Regulator Issues ‘Culture’ Recommendations

By Samuel Riding | 21/02/2017

Seven ‘principles’ designed to ensure financial business operators focus on customer needs.

Supervision & Enforcement

CSRC to Expand Supervision

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

Chinese securities regulator is seeking ‘judicial interpretations of supervisory policies’.

Trading & Investment

Pakistan Regulator Forming New Derivatives Regime

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

SECP is reviewing product structures, regime for cash-settled derivatives, circuit breaker.

Trading & Investment

SEBI to Allow Banks to Trade Commodities

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

Outgoing chairman UK Sinha says lenders need to hedge lending exposure to the sector.

Trading & Investment

CFFEX Ends Futures Trading Restrictions

By Samuel Riding | 17/02/2017

Trading cap doubled, but only to 20 contracts; some margin requirements halved.

Structural Regulation

India to Allow Integrated Commodity, Equity Broking

By Samuel Riding | 16/02/2017

Integration of exchanges to follow, allowing single-platform trading of commodities, equities and currencies.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

NZ Regulator Eyes Governance, Culture

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

Financial Markets Authority sets out seven priorities for the coming year.

Custody & Infrastructure

HK SFC Joins Blockchain Consortium

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

Regulator to test blockchain-backed securities and futures transactions.

Structural Regulation

Korea to Investigate NBFC Shareholder Qualifications

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

Investigation likely to cover owners of conglomerates including Samsung and Hyndai.