Securities / Derivatives

Market Infrastructure

EU, US Regulators Agree CCP Equivalency

By Samuel Riding | 11/02/2016

Regulators agree common standards on central clearing after three years of negotiation.

Market Infrastructure

HK Regulators Revise OTC Derivatives Proposals

By Samuel Riding | 06/02/2016

HKMA and SFC give institutions extra three months to comply with first phase of mandatory clearing.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Sets up Commodity Exchange Risk Taskforce

By Samuel Riding | 05/02/2016

Regulator to look at risk management norms following suspension of castor seed futures trading.

Market Infrastructure

HKEx to Review De-listing Rules

By Samuel Riding | 04/02/2016

Review prompted by institutional investors’ concerns about inability to exit positions.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan RMB Derivative Losses ‘Under Control’ – FSC

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Regulator says local banks have sufficient provisions one week after citing inappropriate sales by nine institutions.

Market Infrastructure

China Opens up CFETS Membership

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Membership of foreign exchange trade system to allow qualifying banks to trade Chinese currency onshore.

AML / KYC

HK, Singapore, Australia Delay UTI Implementation

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

Regulators to await international standards, delay implementation to early 2017.

Market Infrastructure

LCH.Clearnet Gains Singapore Clearing House Status

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

Recognition means firms subject to upcoming MAS clearing requirements can use LCH.Clearnet platform.

Market Infrastructure

S.Korea to Ease Foreign Investment Rules

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

FSC aims to make foreign investment in local stocks easier, regain MSCI developed market status.