Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

    Trading & Investment

    India’s SEBI Plans Tax Benefits for Mutual Fund Products

    By Editors | 15/05/2014

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India will petition the new government for more tax relief for mutual funds and the equity market to incentivise and channel savings into long-term investment products.

    Structural Regulation

    Hong Kong’s HKEx Sponsor Regime Curbs Vetting for Listing Application

    By Editors | 15/05/2014

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s new sponsor regime for listing applicants has been working well, curbing vetting time for applicants and improving quality of applications.

    Trading & Investment

    ASIFMA Issues White Paper on Internationalisation of Renminbi

    By Editors | 13/05/2014

    ASIFMA, together with Standard Chartered and Thomson Reuters, launched a white paper that calls for the opening up of China’s capital markets and the internationalisation of the renminbi (RMB).

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Hong Kong’s HKEx Gets Approval for US OTC Clearing

    By Editors | 12/05/2014

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has received approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear over-the-counter derivatives for US clients.

    Structural Regulation

    China Issues New IPO Rules, Listing Resumption Likely

    By Editors | 12/05/2014

    China issued new, detailed rules governing initial public offerings, in a move that may pave the way for new listings on mainland markets soon.

    Structural Regulation

    Australian Securities Regulator Outlines Initiatives to Cut Red Tape

    By Editors | 07/05/2014

    Australia’s securities regulator has outlined ongoing and new initiatives to cut red tape and lower compliance costs for market participants.

    Trading & Investment

    Indonesia’s Regulator to Promote Domestic Investors Entry in Markets

    By Editors | 07/05/2014

    The Financial Services Authority (OJK) says it will focus on encouraging more domestic investors into the country’s foreign-dominated capital market.

    Trading & Investment

    India’s SEBI Sets Foreign Portfolio Investor Limits

    By Editors | 06/05/2014

    A foreign portfolio investor will be allowed to buy additional shares in a company only if its holding is less than 10%, according to norms for the new overseas investment regime that starts in June.

    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.

    Structural Regulation

    Japan to Assist in Drafting Myanmar’s Stock Exchange Regulations

    By Editors | 06/05/2014

    The Japanese Ministry of Finance will help draw the regulations for the Stock Exchange Commission in Myanmar, said a Myanmar finance official.

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