Structural Regulation

Structural Regulation

Singapore Strengthens REITs Market

By Editors | 07/07/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has refined its proposals to strengthen the real estate investment trust market by imposing measures that relax investment rules and safeguard investors’ interests.

Capital Adequacy

Japan Banks Urged to Reduce Cross-Shareholdings

By Editors | 06/07/2015

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is urging the country’s biggest banks to reduce their cross-shareholdings in client companies.

Structural Regulation

New Outsourcing Policy Planned for India’s Key Market Entities

By Editors | 06/07/2015

SEBI will soon issue a new set of guidelines to govern outsourcing by stock exchanges and other key entities.

Trading & Investment

China Creates Broker-Led Market Stabilisation Fund

By Editors | 06/07/2015

China’s securities regulator has set up its first-ever market stabilisation fund in a bid to halt the recent stock market plunge.

Structural Regulation

China Suspends IPO Listings

By Editors | 05/07/2015

China has suspended all initial public offerings in an effort to preserve market liquidity and halt the stock market’s recent plunge.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia Financial Planning Sector Reforms to be Announced in August

By Editors | 04/07/2015

Reforms to lift ethics, education and professionalism in the scandal-ridden financial planning industry are set to be released in August.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SEBI Warns Mutual Fund Industry for High Fees

By Editors | 03/07/2015

India’s capital markets regulator has come down heavily on mutual fund players over the higher agency commissions they charge from customers, warning of punitive and corrective actions.

Payments & Settlements

Indonesia Bans Foreign Currencies in Domestic Transactions

By Editors | 02/07/2015

Indonesia’s central bank has banned the use of foreign currencies for domestic transactions to control onshore demand for dollars and ease downward pressure on the rupiah, effective on July 1.

Clearing & Post-Trade

MAS Consults on Proposed Regulations for OTC Derivatives Clearing

By Editors | 02/07/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper on proposed regulations for central clearing of over-the-counter derivative contracts.