Singapore to Launch Trading Platform for Asian Bonds

27/11/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it plans launch a trading platform for Asian corporate bonds by middle of next year, and has put up a new subsidiary to drive the initiative.

S. Korea Relaxes Stock Exchange Rules to Boost Local Bourse

26/11/2014

South Korea said it will increase the stock investment ceiling for the country’s postal services and allow local banks to invest more of their capital in the stock market in a bid to boost the local bourse.

Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft

26/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.

S. Korea Gets Tough on Fake Identities in Asset Deals

26/11/2014

South Korea has plugged loopholes in regulations on an illegal practice of engaging in monetary transactions under a false identity.

IOSCO Tackles Cross-Border Regulation

25/11/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is consulting the industry on so-called “regulatory tools” or norms designed to guide regulators in supervising financial activities that cross national borders.

India’s SEBI Aligns Offshore Derivative Rules

25/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is revising the rules for offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) to bring them in line with the country’s foreign portfolio investment norms.

Securities / Derivatives

Sanctions Compliance Deepens in Asia Pacific, Says SWIFT

25/11/2014

Evolving global sanctions laws aimed at combating financial crime is helping drive adoption of sanctions screening solutions in markets including Asia Pacific.

China’s CSRC to Issue Internet Finance Rules Soon

23/11/2014

China’s State Council has asked the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to fast-track the mapping out of rules and regulations for the country’s Internet finance.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippines Lifts Bank Ownership Restrictions for Foreigners

20/11/2014

The Philippines has issued the implementing rules and regulations of the amended foreign banks law that now allows foreign banks to acquire up to 100% of a local lender.