Other Asia Pacific

Clearing & Post-Trade

BOT Pilot to Reduce Government Bond Settlement to T+2

By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2018

The pilot uses distributed ledger technology to enhance efficiency, transparency and security while reducing operating costs in the sales of government savings bonds.

Payments & Settlements

Thailand’s Kasikornbank Joins Visa in Blockchain Payments Pilot

By Editors | 27/09/2018

Visa B2B Connect uses blockchain tech to enable faster, simpler and more secure processing of payments between participating banks on behalf of corporate clients.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Former Indonesian Bank Bailout Chief Jailed in Corruption Case

By Editors | 25/09/2018

The former head of an agency credited with leading Indonesia out of the 1998 financial crisis reportedly caused state losses of over $300mn.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Expands Retail Access to Fixed Income Market

By Editors | 20/09/2018

Securities Commission has liberalised its framework for retail investment in bond and sukuk products, effective from 11 October.

Payments & Settlements

Thailand, Clearstream to Link Funds Platforms by Early 2019

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018

The link will give international investors access to Thai funds and in due course provide Thai investors access to international funds markets.

Data Privacy

FundForum: European Policy Impacts on APAC Asset Managers

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018

MiFID II and GDPR have been the biggest European regulations to impact asset management firms in Asia, according to FundForum panellists last week.

Cloud & Infrastructure

The Use of Regulatory Sandboxes in Europe and Asia

By Claus Christensen | 06/09/2018

Asia presents a unique mix of technological advancements and interconnected economic and regulatory systems, which makes it the perfect environment for rapid business growth for fintech/regtech companies with ambitious goals.

Structural Regulation

Regulatory Coordination Needed to Reduce Inefficiencies in APAC – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 05/09/2018

With regulation continuing to play a prominent role in Asia over the next five years, China’s Belt and Road initiative is likely to drive increased coordination between the region’s regulators, says a new report from Broadridge and Kapronasia.

Trading & Investment

Fund Managers Cite Data, Regulation as Major Challenges – State Street

By Manesh Samtani | 30/08/2018

New research from State Street has identified access to distribution data as a major challenge for asset managers; understanding the impact of local regulation on strategy the biggest challenge for product launches.