Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Rolling in the Regulations for Robo-Advisers

By Kristi Swartz | 01/08/2017

A SFC consultation paper proposes guidelines for robo-advisers to provide accurate, easily comprehensible information to investors.

Securities / Derivatives

OTC Margining in Asia – Still Unfinished Business

By Matthieu Sachot | 31/07/2017

With the 1st September deadline looming, three key points – besides the risk of regulatory breach – are gaining the financial industry’s attention in Asia.

Securities / Derivatives

HK Auditing Brokers’ Protection of Client Assets

By Editors | 31/07/2017

Regulator cites weaknesses in internal account protection controls despite warnings; IOSCO report says HK due diligence to safeguard client rights […]

Securities / Derivatives

China Financial Futures Exchange Ups Enforcement

By Editors | 31/07/2017

Exchange says it addressed more than 600 ‘abnormal trades’ in 1H17 and referred nine cases to the securities regulator; keeping […]

AML / KYC

US ICO Ruling Opens ‘Can of Worms’ for Asia

By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2017

Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to define ICOs as securities adds to uncertainty around regulatory treatment of the virtual economy. […]

Capital / Liquidity

HK Fund Dealing Desks Win OTC Capital Requirements Reduction

By Editors | 27/07/2017

OTCD regime seen to need further tweaks following responses to 2015 consultation; fund manager dealing desks win capital requirements reduction. […]

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Regulator Cleans Up Markets in Advance of Derivatives Regime

By Editors | 26/07/2017

State Securities Commission shuttered 28 firms and withdrew brokerage business licenses from another 13 institutions in 1H17; derivatives launch set […]

Securities / Derivatives

Japanese Brokers Face Scrutiny of Information Controls

By Editors | 24/07/2017

Securities Dealers Association aims to ensure brokerage managers who are also investment bankers don’t reveal inside information. The new chief […]

Securities / Derivatives

Tackling the MiFID 2 Data Deluge in APAC

By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2017

Asia’s diverse information governance rules and sometimes insular institutions exacerbate MiFID 2 data challenge.