Structural Regulation

Structural Regulation

Myanmar Plans Second Stock Exchange For Public Companies

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/09/2020

The new exchange will be set up as a pre-listing board with looser listing requirements, and serve as a launchpad for listing on the YSX.

Trading & Investment

Markets Must Remain Open, Transparent if Volatility Returns: WFE

By Manesh Samtani | 17/09/2020

Under no circumstances should restrictions on trading be invoked because of increased volatility, the WFE says in a guidance note.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

BOT Enhances Fair Service Rules for Banks, Asset Managers

By Editors | 17/09/2020

Besides banks and their subsidiaries, the rules have been extended to cover also asset managers and nanofinance operators.

Alternative Markets

CSRC Issues Draft Rules for Private Equity Funds

By Editors | 17/09/2020

The rules seek to address concerns that some private equity funds are being used as vehicles for public fundraising and qualified investor requirements are being circumvented.

Trading & Investment

India to Introduce New Interest Rate Derivatives Products

By Editors | 16/09/2020

The new products will be accessible to FPIs as well as non-residents transacting with Indian market makers through intermediaries.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Korea Forms Consultative Body to Tackle Digital Finance Risks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2020

With participation from industry participants, the body will seek to promote regulatory reform to promote innovation, fair competition and consumer safety in digital finance.

Structural Regulation

BOT Expects Limited Impact from Transition to THOR

By Manesh Samtani | 15/09/2020

BOT has asked all commercial banks to form working groups to prepare for the changes, saying it will follow up to assess transition progress.

Structural Regulation

APRA, ACCC Update MoU on Financial Sector Cooperation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2020

APRA and the ACCC agree to a proactive approach to engagement, which includes regular, senior-level liaison meetings and a greater emphasis on information sharing and collaboration.

Structural Regulation

Data, Technology Crucial for New Normal, LIBOR Transition

By Bing Li | 15/09/2020

The LIBOR transition opens the door to a fundamental rethink of the use of data and technology, and how firms provide products and services to customers, says Bloomberg’s Bing Li.