Structural Regulation

KYC & CDD

India’s SEBI Asks Depository Participants to Share FPI Information with Banks

By Editors | 17/06/2014

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked depository participants to share information about foreign portfolio investors with banks, as part of efforts to harmonise norms focused on client information.

Trading & Investment

S. Korea to Keep Current Forex Policy Under New Finance Minister

By Editors | 17/06/2014

South Korea’s foreign exchange policy will remain unchanged under the new economic team to be led by the finance minister nominee, according to a senior government official.

Structural Regulation

Malaysia’s Central Bank, Competition Commission Sign Cooperation Agreement

By Editors | 17/06/2014

Bank Negara Malaysia and the Malaysia Competition Commission have agreed to collaborate in areas of common regulatory objectives.

Payments & Settlements

Singapore Regulator to Launch RMB Liquidity Facility

By Editors | 16/06/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will launch a facility providing overnight Renminbi (RMB) liquidity to financial institutions in Singapore from July 1.

Structural Regulation

Philippine Senate Okays Bill Allowing Full Foreign Ownership of Banks

By Editors | 16/06/2014

The Philippine Senate has approved a bill seeking to expand the participation of foreign banks in the Philippine financial sector.

Structural Regulation

India’s Forward Markets Commission Moves to Strengthen Corporate Governance

By Editors | 16/06/2014

India’s Forward Markets Commission is seeking to strengthen the corporate governance framework at commodity derivative exchanges and recommends the creation of mandatory committees to oversee audit, risk management, including technology development.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Intensifies Work on Market-Based Finance

By Editors | 13/06/2014

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions met in Madrid this week to drive forward IOSCO’s work on market-based finance which covers discussion on infrastructure investment and small- and medium-enterprise financing.

Structural Regulation

China Pushes Private Investment to Spur Growth

By Editors | 13/06/2014

The Chinese government is looking to boost private investment in areas including railways, roads, harbours, and power stations which state capital used to dominate.

Structural Regulation

China to Relax QDII, QFII Control

By Editors | 12/06/2014

China has signaled it will relax control over Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) and Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) to show its determination at speeding up the yuan’s convertibility under the capital account.