Other Asia Pacific

Market Infrastructure

Pakistan Introduces Electronic Platform for Interbank FX Trades

By Editors | 02/02/2024

The platform provides real time price visibility and features a new electronic matching system for interbank FX trades.

Big Picture

Transparency International Releases 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index

By Editors | 01/02/2024

New Zealand and Singapore were the only two APAC countries in the top 10. China and Korea improved their scores over last year.

Sanctions

US Marks 3rd Anniversary of Myanmar Coup With Sanctions

By Editors | 01/02/2024

A holding company and shipping company were targeted for supporting the military regime’s activities against civilians and its arms production.

Crypto / Digital Assets

New Digital Assets Association Launches in Singapore

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 01/02/2024

The association will engage with regulators on behalf of the digital assets community through a regulatory sub-committee.

ESG / Sustainability

IESBA Proposes Ethics Standards to Improve Sustainability Reporting

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/01/2024

The global standard-setting board conducted extensive outreach, including roundtables in Singapore and Sydney last year, for the development of new standards.

Capital / Liquidity

FRTB in APAC: Challenges, Solutions, and Strategic Implementation 

By Yingqi Zhu | 30/01/2024

Despite its challenges, FRTB presents an opportunity for banks to modernise and for the industry to enhance stability and sophistication, says Yingqi Zhu.

ESG / Sustainability

STACS Joins Malaysia’s SEDG Adopter Programme

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/01/2024

Capital Markets Malaysia developed the programme last October to guide local SMEs in disclosing ESG data from their supply chains.

ESG / Sustainability

ADB Advocates Private Sector Involvement in Climate Action Financing

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/01/2024

ADB’s Warren Evans emphasises multilateral development banks can’t finance climate action alone, urging the private sector to provide bulk of funding.

Capital / Liquidity

Bangladesh Restricts Onshore Lending to Offshore Banking Units

By Mark Johnston | 23/01/2024

Banks will have to repatriate funds from their offshore units by the end of 2024 and only rely on foreign funding sources for these units moving forward.