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China's central bank cuts interest rates. The PBOC cut the benchmark rate for one-year deposits by 25 basis points and the one-year lending rate by 40 basis points. This is the first adjustment [...]

China launches landmark Shanghai-Hong Kong stock link program. At the launch ceremony in Shanghai, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) chairman Xiao Gang hailed the trading link [...]

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Nov 14 (Reuters) - China will temporarily exempt taxes on profits made from a landmark scheme linking the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, the finance ministry said on [...]

Global rupee bonds, offshore settlements and rising international interest have all added some welcome energy to India’s domestic debt markets. However, there is far more to be done.

Regulators approve launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have approved the launch of the [...]

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) – Reorient Financial Markets Chief Strategist and Managing Director Uwe Parpart and Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association CEO Mark Austen discuss the Hong [...]

China Orienwise's default provides lesson for foreign investors buying into mainland bond issues.

Ahead of Next Week’s Launch, Key Details of Hong Kong-Shanghai Program Yet to Be Resolved.

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Austen, chief executive officer of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, talks about the plan to connect the exchanges in Hong Kong and [...]

Large-Scale Industry Event Brings Together 500 Global and Regional Policy Makers, Regulators and Industry Representatives to Focus on the Development of the Region's Capital Markets.

ASIFMA Annual Conference 2014 themed "Developing Asia's Capital Markets" to be held on 5-6 November 2014 in Singapore. The two-day flagship conference of ASIFMA is an industry-wide event, [...]