United States

ISDA Launches New Initiative for Derivatives Product Identification Standard

By Editors | 20/09/2015

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has launched a new industry data project aimed at developing an open-source global standard derivatives product identification system.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia Eases Mark-to-Market Rules on Local Debt

By Editors | 08/09/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority has relaxed mark-to-market rules for debt securities held by insurance companies and pension funds in a bid to boost demand for local debt.

ASEAN Regulators Ease Cross-Border Capital Raising

By Editors | 08/09/2015

Regulators in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand have jointly issued a handbook to streamline the review framework for cross-border equity and debt securities offerings in ASEAN.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Regulator Seeks to Bypass Bank Secrecy Law

By Editors | 01/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines is seeking leeway from Congress to scrutinise bank records so as to respond promptly when there are cases of securities violation.

Securities / Derivatives

Regulator Asks Philippine Stock Exchange to Explain Outages

By Editors | 27/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the Philippine Stock Exchange to explain trading outages that halted all floor trading three times over a span of seven days in August.

Good Regulation vs. Bad Instrument

By Peter Guy | 25/08/2015

Credit default swaps were the market’s equivalent of a nuclear meltdown. Now they are coming back. Will any amount of regulation prevent the next big one?

ASX Exempted from CFTC Registration for OTC Clearing, KRX Under Consideration

By Editors | 21/08/2015

CFTC issues its first-ever order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organisation to ASX Clear, and is now considering the same for KRX.

SFC Reveals Direct Pathway for HK Brokers to Deal with US Customers

By Editors | 17/08/2015

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has issued a circular describing the application procedure for certain licensed corporations to deal directly with customers in the United States.

Urgency Required to Enact Global Data Standards, says DTCC

By Editors | 30/07/2015

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has urged legislative and industry action to address three key obstacles it has identified that are hindering achievement of the G20 transparency goals.