ADVERTISEMENT
Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Alternative Markets
Thai Asset Managers to Offer Hedge Funds Next Year
By Editors | 24/09/2015
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is drafting rules to allow Thai asset management companies to offer hedge funds locally.
Credit Risk
SEBI to Enhance Disclosures by Credit Rating Agencies
By Editors | 23/09/2015
Plan to implement a mechanism for prompt and proper disclosures of changes to credit ratings of listed firms, in a bid to safeguard investor interests.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
India Consults on New Measures to Curb Misselling
By Editors | 22/09/2015
India’s government and various regulators are consulting the public on newly proposed recommendations by a high-level government committee to curb misselling of financial products.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Singapore Regulator Seeks to Enhance Supervisory Powers and Strengthen Business Conduct
By Editors | 21/09/2015
MAS proposes legislative amendments to enhance its supervisory powers and strengthen business conduct of regulated entities.
Structural Regulation
Regulators Taking Closer Look at Supervising Technology, says HSBC
By Editors | 21/09/2015
Regulators have been looking more closely at whether technology companies providing financial services should be supervised more heavily like banks, says HSBC chairman.
Capital Adequacy
India Relaxes Equity Investment Norms for Banks
By Editors | 20/09/2015
Lenders will no longer need prior approval to make equity investments if they have a capital risk-weighted asset ratio exceeding 10 percent and have made a profit in the previous financial year.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO Publishes Second Implementation Review of Oil PRA Principles
By Editors | 20/09/2015
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has issued its second review of the Implementation of the Oil Price Reporting Agencies Principles.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Pakistan Regulators Collaborate on Supervision
By Editors | 20/09/2015
Pakistan is considering creating a Council of Financial Regulators that will provide a forum for open dialogue and discussion between regulators on financial markets.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO Publishes Report on Cross-Border Regulation
By Editors | 20/09/2015
Final report published from the IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation.
Market Data & Technology
ISDA Launches New Initiative for Derivatives Product Identification Standard
By Editors | 20/09/2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has launched a new industry data project aimed at developing an open-source global standard derivatives product identification system.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.