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Reporting on regulatory developments, innovations, and risks in payment systems and settlement processes essential for the transfer of money and securities.
Cybersecurity
S. Korean Financial Regulator to Relax E-Commerce Rules
By Editors | 07/10/2014
South Korean regulators plan to give financial companies more autonomy in their choice of security programs for online payment systems to boost trade over the Internet.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Asia-Pacific Clearing: The Forward Curve
By Editors | 06/10/2014
A growing appetite for derivative products in APAC is having an effect on market structure.
Payments & Settlements
China Allows Direct Trading of Yuan, Euro
By Editors | 29/09/2014
China has allowed direct trading between the yuan and the euro in the interbank market for the first time, further strengthening ties between the mainland and the European Union.
Structural Regulation
China to Allow Foreign Banks Easier Market Access
By Editors | 19/09/2014
China will remove a ban on foreign banks opening more than one branch in each Chinese city, giving them easier market access.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
China’s PBOC Raps Third-Party Payment Firms for False Transactions
By Editors | 18/09/2014
China’s central bank has punished four third-party payment companies for mishandling bank card transactions to escape paying higher fees.
Payments & Settlements
Hong Kong Lobbies Beijing to Lift Cap on Yuan Conversion
By Editors | 15/09/2014
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has asked Beijing to lift the cap on the amount of yuan local residents can convert as part efforts by the city’s de facto central bank to boost the amount of mainland currency in the system ahead of the Stock Connect scheme with Shanghai next month.
Trading & Investment
Singapore, Taiwan Plan Stocks Trading Link
By Editors | 10/09/2014
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) will enter a letter of intent to study and work towards linking the two stock markets.
KYC & CDD
India Plans to Offer Bank Accounts to Households
By Editors | 30/08/2014
India’s state-owned banks are conducting a massive campaign to open millions of accounts for poor Indians who are off the financial grid and vulnerable to black market money lenders.
Trading & Investment
Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Scheme Faces Tax, Quota Issues
By Editors | 26/08/2014
The stock market trading scheme between Hong Kong and Shanghai could be derailed by unclear tax policies and daily quotas that discourage foreign institutional investors to take part in the initiative.
Structural Regulation
ASX Seeks Improvements in Operation, Says ASIC
By Editors | 30/07/2014
The Australian Securities Exchange Ltd will explore enhanced procedures around the operation of its futures market and consider listing applications from emerging market issuers as part of improvements the bourse intends to work on together with the country’s securities regulator.
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