Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

Singapore Signs Regional Pact for Cross-Border Capital Raising

By Editors | 03/03/2015

Securities market authorities from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to allow cross-border capital raising, aimed at deepening economic relationships among members of the southeast Asian nations.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Australian Banks, Tech Firms to Launch Sydney Fintech Hub

By Editors | 03/03/2015

Australian banks and tech companies are providing $2 million in funding to launch the country’s first fintech innovation hub in Sydney this May.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Norms for Investors on Company Ownership

By Editors | 02/03/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released new norms on responsible company ownership by investors, urging them to have clear policies on voting and managing conflicts of interests.

Structural Regulation

SGX Urged to Rebuild Stock Market, Lose Regulatory Role

By Editors | 01/03/2015

For many in the investment and trading community, SGX chief executive Magnus Bocker’s impending departure in June represents the perfect time for the monetary authority to scrap the bourse’s regulatory role and establish an independent financial watchdog, reports Reuters.

Trading & Investment

Luxembourg Okays More Funds for HK-Shanghai Stock Connect

By Editors | 01/03/2015

Luxembourg’s Financial Sector Surveillance Commission has given its go-ahead for more funds to invest in the Shanghai-Hong Kong cross-border stock scheme and more such approvals are likely soon.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong’s SFC Sees Robust Cross-Border Funds Exchange

By Editors | 26/02/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission expects about 600 Hong Kong and mainland Chinese funds to participate in a cross-border offering of funds that will be launched soon.

Structural Regulation

Singapore, APEC Countries Issue Rules for Cross-Border Funds Sale

By Editors | 26/02/2015

A regional pact allowing a cross-border offering of funds within Asia Pacific is on track for implementation as Singapore and neighbouring nations in Asia Pacific issue new rules to govern the scheme.

Structural Regulation

Japan Appoints New BOJ Policymaker

By Editors | 26/02/2015

Japan’s parliament approved a government proposal to appoint Waseda University Prof. Yutaka Harada to the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board and other government-sought appointments at public bodies.

Structural Regulation

Foreign Lenders Still Face Hurdles Despite Easing Rules in China

By Editors | 24/02/2015

Foreign lenders still struggle with cumbersome regulatory processes for obtaining banking licenses, despite China’s recent easing of policies for newcomers in the country’s banking industry.