Markets & Infrastructure

Market Abuse

Trading or Spoofing? A Legal Perspective from Singapore

By Samuel Riding | 03/12/2015

WongPartnership discusses whether Singapore’s existing regulatory framework is sufficient to distinguish valid trading and spoofing.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

BSP Tightens Regulations on Family-owned Banks

By Samuel Riding | 03/12/2015

Philippines central bank says conglomerate and family-owned banks must maintain ‘arm’s length’ principle.

Clearing & Post-Trade

KPEI Revamps Clearing Member Scheme

By Samuel Riding | 02/12/2015

Indonesia’s Clearing and Guarantee Corporation introduces General Clearing Member category.

Structural Regulation

Korea Falls Short in CPMI/IOSCO Evaluation

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2015

Korean authorities seen to lack observance in multiple areas of financial market infrastructure regulation.

Structural Regulation

South Korea Approves Alibaba, Tencent Backed E-banks

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2015

Alibaba- and Kakao-backed groups get preliminary approval to establish online lenders.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Clears Way for India Exchange Listings

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2015

Regulator clarifies listing framework for initial public offerings by stock exchanges, depository firms.

AI Risk & Governance

Entering the Regtech Era

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2015

In a new research report three Asia Pacific-based academics offer answers to the vexing question of how to regulate financial technology.

Structural Regulation

US Investment Banks Lobby on BSE, NSE Listings

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2015

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley among 17 firms lobbying Indian government for faster progress on listings of India’s two stock exchanges.

Structural Regulation

China to Ease Access to Shanghai FTZ

By Samuel Riding | 30/11/2015

Premier Li Keqiang wants negative list approach to be extended to overseas financial services firms.