Capital / Liquidity

Market Infrastructure

Shenzhen, Laos Exchanges Sign MoU on Capital Market Cooperation

By Editors | 19/12/2017

SZSE and LSX to share information, personnel, technology, expertise; financial infrastructure connectivity to facilitate cross-border ‘economic corridor’.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea to Ban Foreigners from Cryptocurrency Trading Accounts

By Editors | 18/12/2017

Government has made abrupt about turn to legitimize cryptocurrencies by bringing them under greater regulatory purview.

Capital / Liquidity

Geopolitical Risk a Grave Concern for Financial Services in 2018

By Editors | 14/12/2017

DTCC report says cyber risk continues to be seen as greatest threat, but many firms now see geopolitical issues as one of the five biggest concerns.

Capital / Liquidity

China Tackles Online Lending Risk with Information Platform

By Editors | 14/12/2017

More than 110 internet firms subscribe to platform which reveals corporate governance and transaction volume of online loans.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Has Mixed Reaction to IMF Financial Stability Study

By Editors | 11/12/2017

China’s central bank says reports will guide regulatory approach, but disagrees with bank capital and non-performing loan assessments.

Capital / Liquidity

Regulation and China’s Growing Debt Mountain

By Peter Guy | 11/12/2017

The recent collapse of OBOR deals shows how inadequate financial regulation is starting to impact international transactions.

Capital / Liquidity

MiFID II: Everything European Banks Active in Asia Need to Know

By Fabienne Sayarath | 07/12/2017

Exploring key issues including the status of local subsidiaries, trading venue uncertainty, transaction reporting and more as the deadline looms.

AML / KYC

Don’t Panic – MiFID II Set for ‘Soft’ Launch

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017

Experts say regulators likely to accept a ‘best efforts’ approach for at least several weeks after MiFID II official implementation deadline.

AML / KYC

HK SFC Sees Criminal Charges Surge

By Editors | 07/12/2017

Securities regulator laid 42 charges in 6 months to end-September this year, up 180% from same period in 2016, but commenced far fewer investigations.