Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

India’s SEBI Sets Foreign Portfolio Investor Limits

By Editors | 06/05/2014

A foreign portfolio investor will be allowed to buy additional shares in a company only if its holding is less than 10%, according to norms for the new overseas investment regime that starts in June.

Payments & Settlements

S. Korea Tightens Monitoring of Chinese Online Payment Firm

By Editors | 06/05/2014

The Financial Supervisory Service has stepped up its monitoring of Chinese online payment service firm Alipay that will open a new type of offline service in the country.

Structural Regulation

Japan to Assist in Drafting Myanmar’s Stock Exchange Regulations

By Editors | 06/05/2014

The Japanese Ministry of Finance will help draw the regulations for the Stock Exchange Commission in Myanmar, said a Myanmar finance official.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Issues New Norms on POS Disclosure in Banking, Securities Sectors

By Editors | 05/05/2014

A Joint Forum of the International Organisation of Securities Organisations has called for improved point-of-sale (POS) disclosure standards for distributed financial products.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

New Zealand’s Financial Markets Conduct Act to Promote Cultural Shift

By Editors | 05/05/2014

A long-term cultural shift for the better is underway in New Zealand financial services as the new Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 takes effect.

Trading & Investment

ASEAN and Partners Pledge Collaboration in Boosting Bond Markets

By Editors | 05/05/2014

The finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and three partners—Japan, China and South Korea—agreed to boost collaboration in strengthening the Asian bond markets.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam to Finalise Regulations on Privatization, IPOs

By Editors | 05/05/2014

The Vietnamese government is finalising polices and regulations on reforming state enterprises through privatization and public offerings.

Structural Regulation

Excess Regulation Bad for Financial Markets, Says World Bank Economist

By Editors | 30/04/2014

Excess regulation can result in “unintended effects” in the overall development of the financial markets, says an economist at the World Bank.

Trading & Investment

New Zealand Market Regulator Eyes Easy-to-Follow IPO Offer Documents

By Editors | 29/04/2014

New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will conduct a consultation on the proposal for easier-to-follow product disclosure statements (PDS) which will be required from companies listing on the country’s exchange.