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Capital / Liquidity
Vietnam’s Largest Private Bank Placed Under External Management
By Mark Johnston | 20/10/2022
Four state-owned banks have been asked to help manage Saigon Commercial Bank after it experienced a bank run.
Securities / Derivatives
Bangladesh Starts Trading Government Securities on Exchanges
By Editors | 11/10/2022
Allowing government securities to trade on the stock market is expected to enhance the demand for fixed income instruments.
ESG / Sustainability
CSX Set to List Cambodia’s First Green Bond
By Editors | 11/10/2022
The issuance will still need approval from the securities regulator, but it will be the first green bond to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange.
Market Infrastructure
Indonesia Publishes New Guidelines for Using IndONIA
By Editors | 04/10/2022
The guide covers the use of IndONIA in business credit, consumer credit, trade finance, and derivative products, as well as rupiah FRNs.
Market Infrastructure
Indonesian Lawmakers Pass Personal Data Protection Law
By Editors | 28/09/2022
The law introduces GDPR-like concepts, grants data subjects greater control over their data, and allows penalties up to 2% of annual revenue.
ESG / Sustainability
APAC Study Group Publishes Transition Finance Guidance
By Editors | 27/09/2022
Lenders should assess whether financed projects meet ICMA’s transition finance criteria and align with sectoral pathways identified by government or other globally recognised bodies.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Indonesia to Tighten Rules for Crypto Exchanges – Report
By Editors | 25/09/2022
Crypto exchanges will have to post Indonesian citizens resident in the country to at least two-thirds of their board seats.
Fintech / Regtech
ADB Paper Offers Guidance on Building Regtech, Suptech Ecosystems
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2022
Central to success is a high level of commitment to a “digital first” strategy, both from the regulatory community and the wider industry.
ESG / Sustainability
Bangladesh Issues Green Bond Financing Policy for Banks, NBFIs
By Mark Johnston | 24/09/2022
Banks and NBFIs can issue and invest in green bonds subject to meeting prudential, reporting and disclosure requirements.
Capital / Liquidity
Basel III to Have Muted Capital Impact in APAC: Fitch
By Editors | 19/09/2022
The impact of the final rules will be much lower in APAC than in Europe and the US because APAC jurisdictions rely less on internal models, Fitch says.
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