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612Fintech / RegtechWhat FATF Recommendation 16 Means for the Crypto Industry
Michael Ou, CoolBitX January 22, 2020Implementing strict KYC processes to comply with the 'travel rule' may be costly, but it is a necessary sacrifice to build a stronger industry in the long-run, says Michael Ou at CoolBitX.
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351Hong KongHKMA to Set Up ‘Digitalisation Office’ to Implement Transformation
Editors, Regulation Asia January 22, 2020The progressive development of digitalisation initiatives will bring profound changes to how the HKMA works and further enhance its efficiency, says deputy chief Howard Lee.
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202KoreaS. Korea to Implement Asia Region Funds Passport on 27 May
Editors, Regulation Asia January 22, 2020To register passport funds that can be offered in overseas markets, fund managers in Korea must have at least $500mn under management and meet a $1mn minimum capital requirement.
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164Fintech / RegtechBIS, Six Central Banks to Jointly Explore CBDC Use Cases
Editors, Regulation Asia January 22, 2020The group will assess CBDC use cases; economic, functional and technical design choices, including cross-border interoperability; and share knowledge on emerging technologies.
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233IndiaRBI Permits Gift City Trading of Rupee Derivatives
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2020The move will help address demands concerns from overseas participants for the availability of better tools to hedge India exposures.
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133Asia-PacificVietnam to Tighten Bond Issuance Rules Amid Overheating Market
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2020The draft rules require that separate bond issuances be at least six months apart, and that issuers limit their issuances to three times capital.
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127Capital RegulationIndonesia to Raise Core Capital Requirement for Banks – Report
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2020The OJK wants all lenders to have a minimum core capital of 3tr rupiah by 2022. About half of Indonesian banks will be affected.
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119Asia-PacificSET Unveils Three Pillar Growth Strategy for 2020
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2020The SET will look to set up trading links with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam this year, expecting much of its growth to be driven by offshore-related investment products and IPOs.
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107MalaysiaBNM Sets Out Expectations for Developmental Financial Institutions
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2020BNM has set out its expectations for DFIs' business plans and funding requirements, to enable them to achieve greater developmental outcomes and support the private sector.
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205Asia-PacificPhilippine Regulators Ease REITs Rules with New Framework
Editors, Regulation Asia January 21, 2020The new rules remove stringent tax and minimum public ownership requirements under a 2009 law that prevented the rise of REITs in the Philippine capital market.
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