Structural Regulation

Alternative Markets

China Endorses Launch of First Large Private Investment Firm

By Editors | 22/08/2014

China has endorsed the launch of the country’s first national-level private investment company, China Minsheng Investment, in Shanghai.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan Plans Cross-Border Stock Trading with Japan

By Editors | 22/08/2014

Taiwan will study the possibility of launching a cross-border stock trading scheme with Japan in a bid to boost internationalization of the local bourse, said the country’s top financial regulator.

Capital Adequacy

Taiwan Regulator Eyes Pan-Asian Growth for Financial Sector

By Editors | 22/08/2014

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission vowed to support financial institutions’ bid to expand into other Asian markets by easing a number of regulatory hurdles in the banking, insurance and securities brokerage industries.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong Regulator Issues Quarter to June Report

By Editors | 21/08/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission issued its quarter to June report detailing accomplishments that included the release of a regulatory framework for the over-the-counter derivatives market, and the announcement of a cross-border stock market scheme between Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia Plans to Sell Bank Stakes in Financial Reform

By Editors | 18/08/2014

Indonesia may consider selling public stakes in banks and imposing lending quotas as part of plans to introduce reforms in the financial sector.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australian Banks Face Class Actions on Fees

By Editors | 18/08/2014

Australian banks are facing open class actions filed by legal firm Maurice Blackburn over late credit card fees worth hundreds of millions of dollars, in what could be one of the country’s biggest class suits ever.

Structural Regulation

S. Korea Mulls Joining China-led Infrastructure Bank

By Editors | 12/08/2014

South Korea is planning to participate in a multilateral consultation with China to discuss conditions for Beijing’s push to set up a new regional bank to fund infrastructure projects in Asia, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the matter said.

Structural Regulation

New Zealand Regulator Relaxes Debt Capital Raising Norms

By Editors | 11/08/2014

Commerce Minister Craig Foss announced further steps to simplify and encourage participation in New Zealand’s capital markets, including easing compliance rules for debt issuers.

Structural Regulation

New Zealand Regulator Issues First Equity Crowd Funding Licences

By Editors | 06/08/2014

The Financial Markets Authority has issued its first equity crowd funding licences under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. PledgeMe and Snowball Effect are New Zealand’s first licensed providers of this new financial service.