Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Listing Criteria Published for New Myanmar Bourse

By Editors | 21/08/2015

Myanmar has published the listing criteria for the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), which is due to open later this year to replace the existing Myanmar Securities Exchange Centre.

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Regulator Raises Foreign Ownership Limit for Public Firms

By Editors | 20/08/2015

Vietnam’s State Securities Commission has issued a circular to guide the implementation of a new law raising the foreign ownership limit (FOL) in public companies to 100 percent.

Securities / Derivatives

State Bank of Pakistan to Clarify Rules for Politically Exposed Persons

By Editors | 20/08/2015

Government officials have ordered the State Bank of Pakistan to stop commercial banks from misusing the term ‘politically exposed persons’ (PEPs) to deny financial services to citizens.

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Banking Authorities Reject Arrest Rumours

By Editors | 19/08/2015

Officials at the State Bank of Vietnam have dismissed rumours that the chairman of top lender Eximbank had been arrested.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia to Announce D-SIBS After New Crisis Management Law is Passed

By Editors | 17/08/2015

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority says it will announce the country’s domestic systematically important banks after the new law on the Financial System Safety Net is passed.

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Indonesia Court Shoots Down Challenge to Banking Regulator’s Authority

By Editors | 14/08/2015

Indonesia’s constitutional court has rejected a judicial review filed by a group challenging the legal basis for the establishment of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), saying that the regulator did not violate the 1945 Constitution.

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Pakistan Drafts Regulatory Framework for D-SIBs

By Editors | 10/08/2015

The State Bank of Pakistan has designed a regulatory framework for identifying and overseeing the nation’s Domestic Systemically Important Banks, as part of its commitment to ensure stability of financial system and further strengthen the supervisory and regulatory regime.

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Vietnam Opens Debt Market to Foreign Investors

By Editors | 05/08/2015

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued new rules on debt trading which is expected to encourage foreign investors to buy non-performing loans from local financial institutions.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Publishes Country Review of Pakistan’s Implementation of IOSCO Principles

By Editors | 01/08/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a review of Pakistan’s implementation of IOSCO Principles, noting that its regulatory framework has undergone significant improvement in the structure and practice of regulation.