S. Korea Banks Step up Efforts to Retain Customers

27/07/2015

Korean Banks are stepping up customer retention efforts by offering benefits such as banking fee discounts and prime interest rates, in a bid to prevent them from moving their accounts to other banks.

India to Weaken Central Bank Monetary Powers

27/07/2015

Ministry of Finance releases draft regulation which would revamp the way the RBI sets monetary policy.

Basel Committee, IOSCO Publish Final Criteria for Securitisation Structures

27/07/2015

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have issued final criteria for identifying simple, transparent and comparable securitisation structures.

Australian Government to Audit ASIC

27/07/2015

Australia’s government will conduct the first full-scale audit of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in 17 years, laying the groundwork for a major overhaul in how the corporate watchdog is funded and operated.

Securities / Derivatives

New Rules to Allow Hedge Funds in Thailand

26/07/2015

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission plans to issue regulations by the end of September that would allow the launch of hedge funds and junk bond funds in a bid to keep yield-seekers from investing abroad.

India to Introduce Guidelines for Algorithmic Trading

26/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is working on guidelines to regulate algorithmic trading and is expected to release them within the next two months.

SEBI Seeks Government Guidance on Commodity Derivatives Participation by Foreign Investors

25/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is seeking guidance from the Finance Ministry ahead of its merger with the Forward Market Commission on whether to allow Foreign Portfolio Investors into the commodity derivatives market.

India to Review ‘Call & Put Option’ Rules to Boost Foreign Investment

25/07/2015

India’s Finance Ministry is looking to allow greater pricing flexibility for securities with an exit valuation clause at a rate set beforehand, in a move to attract more private equity and venture capital investment for e-commerce and other emerging sectors.

Securities / Derivatives

Thailand to Develop Financial Reporting Ecosystem

24/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing ahead with its plan to develop the financial reporting ecosystem in Thailand in a bid to promote financial statement quality, improve operations of businesses and facilitate investor decision-making.