Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

China Revokes Bank Fund Management Qualifications

By Samuel Riding | 23/12/2015

Seventeen domestic banks to be barred from direct equity investments, reversing approvals by fund management association.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Reports on Trading Venue, Intermediary Continuity

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2015

Publications cover trading platform risk mitigation, standards for regulation of intermediaries.

Structural Regulation

Debunking the Myths About AIFMD Depositary Requirements

By Editors | 22/12/2015

Concerns about this element of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive have proved unfounded, says Augentius’s Ian Kelly.

Structural Regulation

SGX Introduces Regulatory Actions List

By Samuel Riding | 21/12/2015

Singapore exchange to anonymously list details of listing rule breaches and related sanctions.

Structural Regulation

PSE-PSD Merger Deadline Extended

By Samuel Riding | 21/12/2015

SEC gives Philippine Stock Exchange extra 45 days to respond to queries on proposed merger with fixed income bourse operator.

Cloud & Infrastructure

2015: Fintech is Taken Seriously – Finally

By Peter Guy | 21/12/2015

Regulatory and market factors have forced financial institutions to make fintech part of their business strategy. Here’s how the banking landscape might change for better or worse.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Publishes Australian PFMI Assessment

By Samuel Riding | 18/12/2015

Report says Australia has consistently adopted most of the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Emerging Prudential Risks

The Unintended Consequences of Securities Regulation

By Samuel Riding | 17/12/2015

IOSCO survey finds market participants see regulatory uncertainty as greatest potential systemic risk.

Structural Regulation

Paul Andrews Appointed Head of IOSCO

By Samuel Riding | 17/12/2015

FINRA managing director to take up secretary general post in March.