Payments & Settlements

    Reporting on regulatory developments, innovations, and risks in payment systems and settlement processes essential for the transfer of money and securities.

    Payments & Settlements

    Malaysia, S. Korea Launch Currency Swap Facility

    By Editors | 27/05/2014

    Bank Negara of Malaysia and the Bank of Korea have launched a currency swap facility worth up to RM5 billion, or five trillion won, to facilitate trade settlements between companies in Malaysia and South Korea.

    Payments & Settlements

    Hong Kong, Australia Seek to Boost RMB Trade

    By Editors | 23/05/2014

    A group of senior representatives from Hong Kong and Australian banks met to review developments in the Renminbi (RMB) business and consider ways to strengthen RMB products and services, with a view to facilitating greater participation of corporates and other customers in the RMB market.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    China Tightens Regulation on Interbank Business

    By Editors | 19/05/2014

    China’s financial regulators is stepping up regulation for interbank borrowing in a move to manage risks in the financial system and deploy more capital into the real economy.

    Payments & Settlements

    Taiwan Regulator Okays Draft Bill on Third-Party Payments

    By Editors | 19/05/2014

    Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has given its go-ahead for non-financial companies to engage in online-to-offline payment services amid growing use of electronic stored-value cards for third-party payments.

    Structural Regulation

    S.Korea Regulator to Push Ahead with KDB Merger, Launches Maritime Financing

    By Editors | 16/05/2014

    As part of capital market reforms, the Financial Services Commission said it will complete state-run Korea Development Bank’s merger with policy lender Korea Finance Corp within the year.

    Structural Regulation

    Myanmar Central Bank Readies New Monetary Policy

    By Editors | 16/05/2014

    Myanmar’s central bank is expected to submit a new monetary policy during parliament’s next session, which begins late this month.

    Structural Regulation

    Vietnam Issues New Circular on Foreign Investment

    By Editors | 15/05/2014

    The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular which guides the opening and use of indirect investment capital accounts for foreign investors in the country.

    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.

    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.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Trades to Boost Yuan Internationalization

    By Editors | 29/04/2014

    China’s new policy allowing cross-border stock investment between Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges is seen to pave the way for the internationalisation of the Chinese currency.

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