Markets & Infrastructure

Credit Risk

Myanmar Investigates Private Bank Lending ‘Favouritism’

By Samuel Riding | 08/02/2017

Banks blame country’s lack of a credit information system for hindering SME lending.

Structural Regulation

Canadian Bank Deploys AxiomSL Platform in Singapore, HK

By Samuel Riding | 07/02/2017

AxiomSL, the provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced a leading Canadian bank has successfully completed the first […]

Structural Regulation

Malaysia Securities Regulator Appoints New Director of Audit Oversight

By Samuel Riding | 07/02/2017

Malaysia Securities Commission announced the appointment of Alex Ooi Thiam Poh as director of its AOB (Audit Oversight Board), with […]

Trading & Investment

Vietnam Expands Margin Trading

By Samuel Riding | 07/02/2017

Rules include eligibility criteria, impose time limit on financial reporting.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Seeks Clarity on $1.45bn NSE IPO

By Samuel Riding | 07/02/2017

Regulator asks exchange to clarify details of proposed deal and update on 13 February

Capital Adequacy

Making Banking Great Again

By Peter Guy | 06/02/2017

Trump’s ‘America first’ volley against Dodd-Frank will irrevocably alter the industry, again.

Payments & Settlements

RBI Deregulates Transaction Charges

By Samuel Riding | 06/02/2017

Move a part of the government efforts to promote cashless commerce.

Structural Regulation

Indonesian State Lender to Set-up Malaysian Subsidiary

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2017

Move aims to strengthen presence in neighboring country following BNM, OJK deal last year.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam to Further Diversify Bond Market

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2017

Finance Ministry to issue floating-rate G-bonds in 2Q17; set up corporate bonds database.