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Clearing & Post-Trade
Hong Kong Regulators Relax Reporting Rules for OTC Derivatives
By Editors | 28/11/2014
Hong Kong regulators have concluded their industry consultation on the record-keeping and reporting rules for over-the-counter derivatives, and noted that the reporting obligation for OTC will be implemented in phases.
Trading & Investment
Singapore to Launch Trading Platform for Asian Bonds
By Editors | 27/11/2014
Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it plans launch a trading platform for Asian corporate bonds by middle of next year, and has put up a new subsidiary to drive the initiative.
Trading & Investment
S. Korea Relaxes Stock Exchange Rules to Boost Local Bourse
By Editors | 26/11/2014
South Korea said it will increase the stock investment ceiling for the country’s postal services and allow local banks to invest more of their capital in the stock market in a bid to boost the local bourse.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft
By Editors | 26/11/2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO Tackles Cross-Border Regulation
By Editors | 25/11/2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is consulting the industry on so-called “regulatory tools” or norms designed to guide regulators in supervising financial activities that cross national borders.
Trading & Investment
India’s SEBI Aligns Offshore Derivative Rules
By Editors | 25/11/2014
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is revising the rules for offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) to bring them in line with the country’s foreign portfolio investment norms.
Market Abuse
Biggest Fines in Financial History are Ill-Conceived
By Peter Guy | 24/11/2014
Unprecedented penalties for forex rate rigging are misdirected and will weaken banks’ risk management culture.
Structural Regulation
China’s CSRC to Issue Internet Finance Rules Soon
By Editors | 23/11/2014
China’s State Council has asked the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to fast-track the mapping out of rules and regulations for the country’s Internet finance.
Structural Regulation
Philippines Lifts Bank Ownership Restrictions for Foreigners
By Editors | 20/11/2014
The Philippines has issued the implementing rules and regulations of the amended foreign banks law that now allows foreign banks to acquire up to 100% of a local lender.
Structural Regulation
Taiwan Regulator Relaxes Rules on Banks’ Offshore Businesses
By Editors | 20/11/2014
Taiwan’s financial regulator has lifted restrictions on the business activities of local banks’ and brokerages’ offshore operations to boost the country’s stock market.
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