All posts tagged "Ministry of Finance"
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465ChinaChina Expands Retail Access to Government Bonds
With the government bond market now open to retail investors, China is relaxing a restriction that only allowed bond-buying during the first 10 days of the month.
April 11, 2019 -
429UncategorisedBloomberg Begins Including China Bonds in Flagship Index
The index inclusion will draw more liquidity into China’s onshore bond market and potentially spur more policy measures to further open up the market.
April 3, 2019 -
471China
China Retail Investors Take a Liking to Government Bonds
China’s pilot scheme allowing banks to sell government bonds to retail investors has been met with success, with over $200mn in bonds sold in a single day.
March 29, 2019 -
458IndiaIndia Finance Ministry to Have Greater Say in SEBI Rulemaking
SEBI regulations may need to be vetted through a separate independent committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance before being passed to the regulator's own board for approval.
January 31, 2019 -
429China
China Issues Tax Clarification for Foreign Institutional Bond Investors
From 7 November 2018 until 6 December 2021, foreign institutions are exempt from income and value-added taxes on interest earned from bond investments in China.
November 26, 2018 -
294Capital RegulationIndia’s Government, RBI Close to Solution on Bank Lending Dispute
The government and RBI have reached a temporary agreement on some issues after an unprecedented public spat between the two caused alarm about the central bank’s independence.
November 15, 2018 -
478Capital RegulationChina Scraps Ceiling on Banks Investing in Local Govt Bonds
A 20% ceiling was introduced in 2012 to prevent banks from buying up bonds issued by their own underwriting departments; banks can now buy any portion of a bond sale that is not fully subscribed.
September 6, 2018 -
1.9KFintech / RegtechBig Four to Pilot Blockchain-based Auditing in Taiwan
Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC will cooperate with a consortium of 20 banks to simplify the auditing process for public companies.
July 24, 2018 -
289Capital RegulationIndia Sets Floor for Foreign Investment into Unregulated Financial Entities
Minimum foreign investment into fund-based services by unregulated entities to be set at $20 million; $2 million for non-fund based services.
April 19, 2018 -
390Asia-PacificThailand Edges Closer to Cryptocurrency Regulation
Securities regulator to propose regulations for initial coin offerings and other forms of cryptocurrency investment.
March 5, 2018
