Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong Launches New Professional Investor Regime

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2016

Regime introduces principles-based test for sophistication of corporate professional investors.

Structural Regulation

Myanmar Opens SOE Account Competition to Foreign Banks

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2016

Decision ends state-owned banks monopoly on providing foreign currency accounts.

Structural Regulation

Pakistan Introduces Non-bank Micro Finance Companies

By Editors | 24/03/2016

Securities and Exchange Commission revamps regulation to support microenterprises, financial inclusion.

Structural Regulation

SFC Could Follow UK Crowdfunding Regulation Format

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2016

Hong Kong regulator considering UK-style framework and prospectus exemptions.

Supervision & Enforcement

Indonesian Regulators to Train in Australia

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2016

OJK secondments to research centre expected to boost supervision and regulation capacity.

Trading & Investment

Resumption of Margin-trading Loans Boosts Brokers

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2016

China Securities Finance restarts loans to securities firms, rates to be as low as 3%.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam Confirms Derivatives Market Framework

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2016

GMEX Group to provide trading system under JV, market expected to go live at end-2016.

AI Risk & Governance

ASIC Issues Robo-advice Consultation

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2016

Consultation paper and draft regulatory guide cover licensing and advice to retail clients.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Valeant Decline Exposes Research Regulation Failures

By Peter Guy | 21/03/2016

Regulating sell side research conflicts with investment banking has failed. It’s time for a new model.