Other Asia Pacific

Market Infrastructure

Malaysia Introduces Capital Market Competency Guidelines

By Editors | 10/07/2017

Malaysian regulators aim to improve the competitiveness of the domestic capital markets by enhancing the soft and hard skills and professional ability of local banking executives.

AML / KYC

US Regulators Flex Muscles in Asia

By Editors | 06/07/2017

Grip could be set to get even tighter if DOJ proposals on accessing documents, expanding AML predicates are implemented.

Capital / Liquidity

New BSP Chief Eyes Cut to One of World’s Highest RRRs

By Editors | 06/07/2017

Philippine banks currently have to keep 20% in reserve; liquidity requirements were eased earlier this year.

Market Infrastructure

Only 1 Major APAC CCP Working on Crisis Group – Report

By Samuel Riding | 06/07/2017

Crisis group one of FSB’s main recommendations for CCPs; joint study warns on interconnectedness, concentration.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO – Sri Lanka Regulator Urgently Needs Independence

By Editors | 03/07/2017

Report also finds outdated legislative, regulatory framework; says several sectors ‘largely unregulated’.

AML / KYC

Southeast Asia Roundup

By Editors | 29/06/2017

The Philippine government passed amendments to the country’s AML (anti-money laundering) law, bringing casinos under it’s rules for the first […]

Fintech in APAC – The Virtuous Circle

By Samuel Riding | 28/06/2017

How regulatory and financial institutions are bringing the fintech ecosystem together.

Fintech / Regtech

Asia Advances Consensus on Bitcoin Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2017

Amid the increased popularisation of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in recent years, regulatory authorities across Asia Pacific have been […]

Vietnam, China, India APAC’s Most Complex Tax Regimes – Report

By Editors | 19/06/2017

Vietnam, China and India have the most complex tax regimes in Asia Pacific – and represent three of the most […]