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Asia-Pacific
DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX
September 21, 2017Market participants can't meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.
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Asia-Pacific
ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion
September 21, 2017Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.
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Capital Regulation
India Interprets P2P Lenders as Non-bank Finance Companies
September 21, 2017Official central bank report issued last year had suggested P2P lending platforms meet $311,000 minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements.
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Australia & NZ
New Zealand Raises the Bar for Bank Outsourcing
September 21, 2017Largest banks will be required to have measures in place to survive the failure of a key service provider, according to new...
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Capital Regulation
Korea Efforts to Tackle Household Debt Have Little Impact as Boom Continues
September 21, 2017Regulator calls on banks to strictly screen mortgage applications as household debt increases by $15.9bn over July and August.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London
September 21, 2017Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.
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Market Infrastructure
MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity
September 21, 2017Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.
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114Securities & TradingDual Share Victory Doesn’t Guarantee HKEX the Last Laugh
September 19, 2017The power struggle between HKEX and the SFC is over. The ultimate outcome is still uncertain.
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Hong Kong
HK SFC Inquiries Reveal Fund Managers’ Best Execution Failings
September 18, 2017Investigations of about 250 firms including subsidiaries of US and EU players also find weaknesses in avoiding conflicts of interest and liquidity...
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India
India to Boost Securities Lending to Support Derivatives Market Development
September 18, 2017SEBI consults on lending and borrowing in cash derivatives segment, asks whether physical settlement should be made compulsory.
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