Structural Regulation

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

    Structural Regulation

    India’s SEBI Plans Further Relaxing Listing Rules

    By Editors | 17/05/2015

    To allow for easier fund-raising and investor exits, India’s capital market regulator plans to exempt start-ups that plan to sell shares to the public through the proposed alternative capital-raising platform from the mandatory promoters’ holding lock-in period.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong Bans Retail Investors from Dark Pool Trading

    By Editors | 15/05/2015

    The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned individual investors from trading in dark pools as a result of industry consultation on how to improve regulation of the alternative trading venue.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan Unveils Revamp Plan for Banking Industry

    By Editors | 12/05/2015

    The Financial Supervisory Commission has unveiled a new plan that encourages more mergers and acquisitions in Taiwan’s financial industry.

    Structural Regulation

    India Appeases Foreign Investors as Government Moves to Resolve Tax Row

    By Editors | 07/05/2015

    India is setting up a panel that will suggest ways to resolve disputes arising from the country’s imposition of the minimum alternate tax (MAT), a levy imposed on years-old capital gains of foreign companies.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    S Korea’s FSC Aims to Get More Banks to Fund Fintech Firms

    By Editors | 07/05/2015

    South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said the state-run policy lenders Korea Development Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea will allocate 200 billion won ($184.9 million) in funds this year to support financial technology companies or fintech.

    Structural Regulation

    China Plans to Allow Residents to Invest Overseas via FTZ

    By Editors | 07/05/2015

    China plans to allow Chinese individuals to invest in financial markets overseas through the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ).

    Trading & Investment

    China Increases Foreign Access to Domestic Bond Market

    By Editors | 07/05/2015

    China moves towards liberalising its domestic capital markets by allowing a group of foreign institutions to invest in its domestic bond market.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan to Update Bank Merger Policy in May

    By Editors | 06/05/2015

    Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission said it will update a policy that will promote mergers in the domestic banking industry.

    Structural Regulation

    CCB (Asia) Selects Wolters Kluwer to Help Address Regulatory Reporting Requirements

    By Editors | 05/05/2015

    China Construction Bank (Asia) has announced they will be implementing Wolter Kluwers, OneSumX Regulatory Reporting solution.

    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Repeals Certain Market Integrity Rules

    By Editors | 04/05/2015

    Australian Investments & Securities Commission has refined its market integrity rules by removing certain unnecessary compliance requirements on market participants.

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