Asia Regulatory Review

ASIFMA says India must overhaul bond markets. India needs to revamp bond markets to maintain interest from foreign investors and make sure local firms have access to funding, ASIFMA says. (FT)

Singapore Announces Direct Currency Trading Plan With China Singapore and China will introduce direct trading between their currencies, helping the city-state cement its status as Southeast [...]

Hong Kong Exchange Takes Action Against Potential U.S. Default Hong Kong's stock exchange is asking investors who post some U.S. Treasury bills as collateral to pony up more of the securities, [...]

ASIFMA CEO discusses regulation in Asia. Asian markets largely were under regulated before the global financial crisis, ASIFMA CEO Mark Austen says, but the pendulum has swung toward excessive [...]

Webinar: Progress & Developments in Establishing the Global LEI System GFMA and our nine global trade association partners will discuss the progress and developments in establishing a global [...]

Hong Kong regulator widens net. Brokers and fund managers from Australia to the US could be ensnared by new electronic trading rules due to come into effect in Hong Kong next year. (Financial News)

China eyes private funds to tackle bad-debt build up, and avoid bailout Faced with a chorus of warnings that China risks choking on bad debts, Beijing is pushing banks to raise private capital [...]

ASIFMA Exclusive - Will exchange alliances work? To complete with bigger international rivals, Asia's exchanges are working together through partnerships and networks. But some diconnects must [...]

China urges caution in Fed policy tapering ahead of G20. The U.S. Federal Reserve must consider when and how fast it unwinds its economic stimulus to avoid harming emerging market economies, [...]

China to resume treasury futures trading after 18-year halt. China will resume trade of treasury bond futures from September 6. Trading was suspended in 1995 following a series of [...]

ASIFMA CEO, Mark Austen highlights Hong Kong’s key role in China’s financial reforms. As the Chinese mainland’s Renminbi moves toward becoming a global currency, CEO Mark Austen explains why [...]

China to tighten requirements for foreign investment in banking. China is set to revise rules on the setting up of new banks in the country, aiming to tighten requirements for foreign firms [...]