Markets & Infrastructure

    Structural Regulation

    Australian P2P Lenders Want More Regulation

    By Editors | 10/07/2015

    Peer-to-peer lenders say that lack of supervision is their biggest threat to the P2P lending industry.

    Trading & Investment

    China Allows Insurers to Increase Blue-Chip Stock Holdings

    By Editors | 10/07/2015

    The China Insurance Regulatory Commission announced it would allow insurers to increase investments in blue-chip stocks.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Barclays Fires CEO Antony Jenkins But Still Unable to Define Strategy

    By Peter Guy | 09/07/2015

    Board faces touch choices caught between demands of regulatory compliance and business performance.

    Trading & Investment

    China to Launch Index Options, Limits Index Futures Trading

    By Samuel Riding | 08/07/2015

    Exchange to launch index options as part of continued development of derivatives market; futures trading limited in response to market selloff.

    Capital Adequacy

    Indonesia Promotes New Tools to Attract Foreign Islamic Banks

    By Editors | 08/07/2015

    Indonesian regulators are promoting new sharia-compliant financial tools and considering easing foreign ownership limits for domestic Islamic banks.

    Trading & Investment

    New Zealand Consults on Risk Indicators for Managed Funds

    By Editors | 08/07/2015

    New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has issued a consultation paper on risk indicators and descriptions of managed funds.

    Alternative Markets

    India to Fast-Track Foreign Inflows into Alternative Investment Funds

    By Editors | 08/07/2015

    India is considering changes to its foreign exchange regulations to attract greater foreign capital inflows to Alternative Investment Funds.

    Trading & Investment

    India Shortens Evening Session for Agricultural Commodities

    By Editors | 08/07/2015

    India’s Forward Markets Commission has shortened the evening session for agricultural commodities by two hours and delisted four contracts.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Strengthens REITs Market

    By Editors | 07/07/2015

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore has refined its proposals to strengthen the real estate investment trust market by imposing measures that relax investment rules and safeguard investors’ interests.

    Trading & Investment

    Singapore Regulator Cautions against Trading in Exchange Operator SGX

    By Editors | 06/07/2015

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore has warned investors to “trade with caution” on shares of the exchange operator SGX.

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