Credit Risk

BOJ Amendment to Guidelines on Eligible Collateral

04/10/2013

At the Monetary Policy Meeting held 4 October 2013, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan made the following […]

Trading & Investment

ASIC Releases Further Guidance on Hedge Fund Disclosure

03/10/2013

ASIC has today refined the definition of a hedge fund to ensure disclosure requirements are appropriately targeted at those funds […]

Clearing & Post-Trade

Regulators from Asia attend meeting at ESMA

03/10/2013

Principals and senior representatives of authorities responsible for the regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in Australia, Brazil, the […]

Anti-Money Laundering

FATCA Registry will Aid Foreign Financial Institutions’ Compliance Efforts

02/10/2013

The recent creation of a new online registration system for financial institutions to register with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will benefit compliance and legal staff.

Capital Adequacy

Fitch Rates ICBC Basel III Notes ‘BBB+(exp)’

02/10/2013

Fitch Ratings has assigned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd’s (ICBC Asia; A/Stable) upcoming 10-year Basel III-compliant Tier […]

Clearing & Post-Trade

ESMA Publishes Further Advice to Commision on Non-EU Countries

02/10/2013

The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has published its second set of advice to the European Commission on the […]

Structural Regulation

ASEAN MoU to Establish Cross-Border Collective Investment Schemes

01/10/2013

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (“ACMF”) announced that the Securities Commission of Malaysia, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the […]

Structural Regulation

CBRC on Banking Regulation in Shanghai FTA

29/09/2013

Recently, the CPC Central Committee and State Council have decided to establish the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Area (FTA). […]

Structural Regulation

SFC and SEHK Publish Listing Revision on Overseas Companies

27/09/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong […]