Trading & Investment

Structural Regulation

Japan to Exempt Hedge Funds from Stricter Foreign Investment Rules

By Editors | 18/10/2019

The government reportedly intends to exempt ‘portfolio investors’ from having to seek prior approval under the proposed 1% notification threshold.

Trading & Investment

BSP Reduces Reserve Requirement for Bank Bonds

By Editors | 18/10/2019

The move to lower is aimed at deepening the debt market and reducing the intermediation cost that bond issuers could pass on to bond holders.

Trading & Investment

Singapore Banks Gain Access to China Interbank Bond Market

By Editors | 17/10/2019

The PBOC will allow designated Singapore banks to offer trading and custody services for China’s bond market, starting with DBS.

Trading & Investment

Macau Submits Securities Market Proposal to Chinese Authorities

By Editors | 17/10/2019

A senior Guangdong official who reportedly helped Macau authorities prepare the proposal said he hopes the central government will approve the plan by mid-December.

Supervision & Enforcement

KEB Hana Under Added Scrutiny for Document Deletion

By Editors | 17/10/2019

KEB Hana Bank is said to have deleted data related to the sale of derivative-linked funds after the FSS had already declared its intent to conduct inspections at the bank.

Structural Regulation

China Further Opens Banking, Insurance Sectors to Foreign FIs

By Editors | 16/10/2019

Effective immediately, foreign financial institutions can establish wholly-owned banks in China, which can be operated alongside foreign bank branches and Sino-foreign joint venture banks.

Structural Regulation

SGX RegCo Raises Bar for Property, Business Valuations

By Editors | 16/10/2019

SGX RegCo is enhancing its cooperation with professional bodies to improve the valuation of property, land and businesses held by listed companies.

Structural Regulation

BOJ Deputy Governor Calls for Collective Action on LIBOR Transition

By Manesh Samtani | 13/10/2019

LIBOR’s permanent discontinuation will be one of the “most significant events in global financial history”, BOJ deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said at ASIFMA’s Annual Conference.

Trading & Investment

Shenzhen, Swiss Bourses Sign Memorandum of Understanding

By Editors | 12/10/2019

The initiative will be used to share know-how, expand client networks, and explore cross-border financing alternatives and cooperation in research projects.