Markets & Infrastructure

    Payments & Settlements

    Bank Indonesia Issues Implementation Regulations for BI-FAST

    By Editors | 22/11/2021

    Banks with IDR 6 trillion in core capital, and non-bank institutions with IDR 100 billion in paid-up capital, can be direct participants of BI-FAST.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    HKMA Concludes First Phase of Front Office Incentives Review

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/11/2021

    Preliminary observations from the review show that banks are increasingly considering both financial and non-financial factors when designing incentive systems.

    Structural Regulation

    HKEX Finalises Changes to Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2021

    From 1 January 2022, overseas issuers without WVR structures will have lower minimum market cap requirements to secondary list in Hong Kong.

    Trading & Investment

    China Banks Directed to Limit Proprietary Trading in Currencies

    By Editors | 21/11/2021

    The directions are part of efforts to limit speculation on the yuan to prevent further strengthening of the currency and protect the export sector.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SEBI Publishes Charter of Investor Rights in Securities Market

    By Editors | 21/11/2021

    The charter sets out the rights and responsibilities of investors, as well as some ‘dos and don’ts’ of investing in the securities market.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    ASX Opens DLT-as-a-Service Platform for Production Use

    By Editors | 21/11/2021

    Synfini uses the same underlying technology as ASX’s replacement system for CHESS, but is offered as a cloud service to facilitate product innovation.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Proposes Market Maker Framework for Corporate Bonds

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/11/2021

    To act as market makers, stockbrokers and merchant banks would need INR 100 million in additional net worth over-and-above their existing obligations.

    Cybersecurity

    Japan FSA to Issue New Orders to Mizuho Over System Glitches

    By Editors | 21/11/2021

    The FSA will issue a new business improvement order this month over Mizuho’s system glitches, one of which resulted in possible breaches of AML rules.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Proposes to Tighten Rules on Use of IPO Proceeds

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/11/2021

    SEBI is considering increasing the lock-in period for anchor investors and limiting share sales by significant shareholders for six months.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    MAS to Enhance Disclosures Provided to Mortgage Borrowers

    By Editors | 19/11/2021

    MAS proposes to enhance the disclosures regarding possible interest rate changes, while also allowing for borrower acknowledgements to be obtained digitally.

    JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

    An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.