OTHER ASIA PACIFIC

    Securities / Derivatives

    OTC Margining in Asia – Still Unfinished Business

    By Matthieu Sachot | 31/07/2017

    With the 1st September deadline looming, three key points – besides the risk of regulatory breach – are gaining the financial industry’s attention in Asia.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Vietnam Regulator Cleans Up Markets in Advance of Derivatives Regime

    By Editors | 26/07/2017

    State Securities Commission shuttered 28 firms and withdrew brokerage business licenses from another 13 institutions in 1H17; derivatives launch set […]

    Market Infrastructure

    AFCA Eyes Stronger Capital Markets, Better Risk Management at Asian Banks

    By Editors | 26/07/2017

    Beijing-based Association will lobby supranational regulatory bodies and push for better risk management and conduct at Asian financial institutions. The […]

    Securities / Derivatives

    Tackling the MiFID 2 Data Deluge in APAC

    By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2017

    Asia’s diverse information governance rules and sometimes insular institutions exacerbate MiFID 2 data challenge.

    Market Infrastructure

    Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks

    By Editors | 17/07/2017

    Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.

    Market Infrastructure

    China Exchanges Eye Financial Infrastructure ‘Belt and Road’

    By Editors | 17/07/2017

    SSE, CFFEX meetings to discuss stake in CSE (Chittagong Stock Exchange) follows their participation in consortium which bought 30% of Pakistan bourse.

    Big Picture

    Talking Trading Surveillance with Nasdaq’s Ulf Carlsson

    By Samuel Riding | 13/07/2017

    Regulation Asia discusses the latest trends in regulatory scrutiny of capital markets with Ulf Carlsson, general manager at Nasdaq in Hong Kong.

    Market Infrastructure

    Malaysia Introduces Capital Market Competency Guidelines

    By Editors | 10/07/2017

    Malaysian regulators aim to improve the competitiveness of the domestic capital markets by enhancing the soft and hard skills and professional ability of local banking executives.

    AML / KYC

    US Regulators Flex Muscles in Asia

    By Editors | 06/07/2017

    Grip could be set to get even tighter if DOJ proposals on accessing documents, expanding AML predicates are implemented.

    Capital / Liquidity

    New BSP Chief Eyes Cut to One of World’s Highest RRRs

    By Editors | 06/07/2017

    Philippine banks currently have to keep 20% in reserve; liquidity requirements were eased earlier this year.

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