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2012 Asia Regulatory Review Items
Happy Lunar New Year!
The team at ASIFMA wishes you a healthy and prosperous Year of the Dragon.
The ARR will return to its regular publication schedule in two weeks with an omnibus issue.
Newly available on ASIFMA's website:
- GFMA Press Release: GFMA Posts Provisional Legal Entity Identifiers 20 January 2012
- Fitch Ratings' latest research and ratings cover Australian banks on Rating Watch Negative, Wharf Finance Limited's proposed USD notes, stable outlook for Indian Pharmaceutical sector, stable outlook for Sri Lankan banks, rating actions on six eurozone sovereigns, affirmation of Hong Leong Bank, Japanese CMBS loans in default, downgrade of Berlian Laju Tanker, Samsung Electronics continuing to outperform, Hana Bank's Thai Baht bonds and Commonweath Bank of Australia's covered bonds
- Moody's Investors Service this week: Asia Pacific Corporates - 2011 High-Yield Performance Review and 2012 Outlook; Key Drivers of Moody’s Decision to Upgrade Indonesia’s Sovereign Ratings to Baa3; Why Global Bank Ratings Are Likely to Decline in 2012; Vodafone Wins Indian Tax Case, POSCO's Plan to Acquire a Mining Firm, Australia’s Carbon Tax, Korean Government Sanctions Against Iran, China’s Moderating Financing Growth; Moody’s briefings on Asian Sovereigns, Banks, and Corporates 2012
- Standards & Poor's Ratings Services’ latest updates: The Role of AAA Ratings In Structured Finance (video), Asia-Pacific Credit Outlook (podcast), Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Outlook (podcast)
Pan Asia:
Asian corporate bond market matures (Financial Times) 29 December 2011
Integrating financial Asia (China Daily) 16 December 2011
ADB Asia Bond Monitor November 2011 29 November 2011
Emerging East Asia local currency bond markets face headwinds (The Asset) 29 November 2011
Emerging East Asia’s local currency bonds growth slows to 5.5 pct in 3rd quarter (The Washington Post w/Bloomberg Business) 29 November 2011
FSB Press Release: Meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia 21 November 2011
APEC Joint Ministerial Statement: 2011 APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting 10 November 2011
China and India urge west to manage debt (Financial Times) 9 November 2011
RBNZ News Release: RBNZ consults on Basel III capital adequacy reforms 8 November 2011
Inflation Dynamics in Asia: Causes, Changes, and Spillovers from China November 2011
Asia braces for economic downturn (Financial Times) 14 October 2011
BRIC bourses form alliance to cross-list benchmark equity index derivatives (The Economic Times) 13 October 2011
IMF Working Paper: Risk Sharing and Financial Contagion in Asia: An Asset Price Perspective October 2011
IMF Working Paper: Financial Integration and Rebalancing in Asia October 2011
In Asian Rate Dilemma, Economies Hit Pause (The Wall Street Journal) 9 September 2011
What's the right regulatory recipe for Asia? (GFS News) 7 September 2011
ADB Asian Bond Monitor 1 September 2011
Corporate bonds underpin Asian local currency bond markets (TheAsset) 1 September 2011
Asian banks accept G-Sifi surcharge (GFS News) 31 August 2011
Strong demand for Asia’s sovereign bonds (Financial Times) 30 August 2011
ASEAN seeks free trade bloc for resilience to global shocks (CNBC) 11 August 2011
FACTBOX - Ownership restrictions on banks in Asia (Reuters) 2 August 2011
Asia may struggle to meet G20 derivative deadline-ISDA (Reuters) 25 July 2011
BIS Publications: Local currency bond markets and the Asian Bond Fund 2 Initiative 14 July 2011
Renminbi sukuk 'a possibility' (The Brunei Times) 21 June 2011
IMF Working Paper: ASEAN5 Bond Market Development: Where Does it Stand? Where is it Going? June 2011
Developing ASEAN5 Bond Markets: What Still Needs to be Done? June 2011
IMF Working Paper: The Development of Local Debt Markets in Asia June 2011
IMF Working Paper: Sovereign Spreads and Contagion Risks in Asia June 2011
Three Asian Giants Study Trade Pact (The Wall Street Journal) 22 May 2011
Brics Group Warns on Capital Flows (The Wall Street Journal) 15 April 2011
IMF Working Paper: The Great Rebalancing Act: Can Investment Be a Lever in Asia? February 2011
Countries' Rising Use of Capital Controls Stirs Debate (The Wall Street Journal) 29 January 2011
A Conundrum for Hot Asian Economies (The New York Times) 28 January 2011
RBNZ Governor Dr Alan Bollard Speech: Looking into the crystal ball - a forecast and some risks for the year ahead 28 January 2011
OECD Publication: Central Asia: More diversified and competitive economies would attract investors 26 January 2011
Chart of the week: currency wars and export dependence (ft.com/beyondbrics) 18 January 2011
Laos Looks to Become a New Market Frontier (The Wall Street Journal) 11 January 2010
Doing business in Asia Pacific (Mondaq) 9 January 2010
ASIA IN 2011 - Inflation, Capital Inflows: Asia and the Challenges of Success in 2011
(IMF Survey Magazine) 5 January 2011
World risk: Alert - East Asian crisis resilience improves (Economist Intelligence Unit) 4 January 2011
ISDA Press Release: ISDA Launches Initiative to Promote Portfolio Reconciliation and Reduce Risk in Asia Pacific Region 3 January 2011
IMF Working Paper: Asian Financial Integration: Trends and Interruptions January 2011
OECD Announcement: 12th Roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia January 2011
Asia economy: Key issues in 2011 (Economist Intelligence Unit) 31 December 2010
2010 OECD-Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance16-17 December 2010
Challenges and Developments in the Financial Systems of the Southeast Asian Economies (OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends) December 2010
Western cash inflows trouble Asia (Financial Times) 30 December 2010
Asian Central Banks Intervene as Currencies Rise (The Wall Street Journal) 30 December 2010
APRA Media Release: APRA releases new prudential standard for Financial Claims Scheme 22 December 2011
RBA Research Discussion Paper: Terms of Trade Shocks: What are They and What Do They Do? 21 December 2011
RBA Research Discussion Paper: Assessing Some Models of the Impact of Financial Stress upon Business Cycles 21 December 2011
RBA Media Release: Payments System Issues - Consultation on a Variation to the Standards Relating to Surcharging 16 December 2011
RBA Workshop Papers: Quantitative Macroeconomics 15–16 December 2011
RBA Bulletin - December Quarter 2011 15 December 2011
RBA Deputy Governor Ric Battellino Address: European financial developments 14 December 2011
RBA Conference Papers: The Australian Economy in the 2000s (held 15-16 August 2011) 14 December 2011
AUS Treasury Media Release: Developing the Retail Corporate Bond Market [Discussion Paper - Development of the Retail Corporate Bond Market: Streamlining Disclosure and Liability Requirements] 13 December 2011
DFD Media Release: Government Announces Review of Regulatory Impact Assessment 13 December 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC releases information sheet on credit rating agency reporting obligations 13 December 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC’s plans for FoFA reforms 13 December 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC appoints new MDP members 13 December 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA Appoints Two Executive General Managers (Global Custodian) 11 December 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA releases latest consultation package on review of capital standards for insurers 9 December 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC releases guide on using non-IFRS financial information 9 December 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens: The Inaugural Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture 8 December 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Statement: Monetary Policy Decision 6 December 2011
AUASB Media Release: European audit plan raises questions on how to improve audit quality 2 December 2011
Treasury Media Release: Appointment to the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank Board 5 December 2011
FRC Invites comment on the draft FRC submission Towards Integrated Reporting - Communicating Value in the 21st Century Discussion Paper (Comments due by COB 9 December 2011) 5 December 2011
AASB Media Release: European audit plan raises questions on how to improve audit quality 2 December 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC releases updated guidance for issuers of disclosure documents or product disclosure statements 30 November 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Address: On the Use of Forecasts 24 November 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle Speech: The Committed Liquidity Facility 23 November 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC releases ASX assessment report 23 November 2011
APRA Chairman John F Laker Speech: APRA’S Basel III Implementation Introductory Remarks 23 November 2011
APRA Executive General Manager, Policy, Research and Statistics Charles Littrell Speech: APRA’S Basel III Implementation Rationale and Impacts 23 November 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC report provides overview of corporate insolvencies 22 November 2011
RBA’s Debelle Says Liquidity Fee Set to Avoid Policy Disruption (Bloomberg) 22 November 2011
APRA Executive General Manager, Policy, Research and Statistics Charles Littrell Speech: Prudential Issues in Securitisation 21 November 2011
Australian Treasury Media Release: Protecting client money in Over-the-Counter derivatives [Discussion Paper] 19 November 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle Address: The Present and Possible Future of Secured Issuance 21 November 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Remarks: The role of internal audit in financial services firms 17 November 2011
RBA Media Release: Changes to Eligible Securities and Margining for Domestic Market Operations 16 November 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA releases consultation package on implementation of Basel III liquidity reforms 16 November 2011
APRA Discussion Paper: Implementing Basel III liquidity reforms in Australia 16 November 2011
APRA Draft Prudential Standard APS 210 - Liquidity 16 November 2011
RBA Media Release: The RBA Committed Liquidity Facility 16 November 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC proposals for research houses 16 November 2011
APRA Deputy Chairman Ross Jones Speech: Promoting Confidence in the Industry 11 November 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC proposes new policy for downstream acquisitions 10 November 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC seeks to make prospectuses more useful 10 November 2011
APRA Press Release: APRA releases discussion paper on covered bonds and securitization 8 November 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC releases new financial requirements for responsible entities 7 November 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC consults on term deposits relief 4 November 2011
Governor Glenn Stevens Statement: Monetary Policy Decision 1 November 2011
Chi-X Launches Trade in Australia (The Wall Street Journal) 31 October 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC makes rules for capital for Chi-X market 28 October 2011
APRA Chairman John F Laker Speech: APRA’S Regulatory Priorities - An Update 25 October 2011
RBA Deputy Governor Ric Battellino Address: Economic and Financial Developments 25 October 2011
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft Address: ASIC's priorities - Financial advice, licensing and supervision 25 October 2011
AT Consultation Paper - Council of Financial Regulators: Review of Financial Market Infrastructure Regulation 21 October 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC consults on equity market structure issues 20 October 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Malcolm Edey Address: The challenge of central clearing in OTC derivatives markets 20 October 2011
ASIC Media Release: Commissioner changes at ASIC 20 October 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle: Bank funding 19 October 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC confirms readiness for competition 17 October 2011
APRA Media Release: Wayne Byres appointed Secretary General of Basel Committee 13 October 2011
Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle Address: High Frequency Trading in Foreign Exchange Markets 12 October 2011
RBA Press Release: Representative in China 30 September 2011
FSB Press Release: FSB completes peer review of Australia 26 September 2011
RBA Deputy Governor Ric Battellino Address: Will Australia catch a US cold? 21 September 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA releases consolidated prudential standards 12 September 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Address: Still Interesting Times 7 September 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA releases discussion paper on implementation of Basel III capital reforms 6 September 2011
Australian Treasury: Consultation Paper - Proposed Financial Market Supervision Cost Recovery Model (closing date: 23 September 2011) 26 August 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Statement: Overview of the Australian economy 26 August 2011
RBA Deputy Governor Ric Battellino Address: The RBA's Thinking on the Economy Over the Past Year 23 August 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC consults on consequential market integrity rules for ASX and Chi-X markets 17 August 2011
RBA Conference Papers: The Australian Economy in the 2000s 15–16 August 2011
RBA Media Release: Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision 2 August 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC makes rules for capital and related requirements for ASX and ASX 24 markets 1 August 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC welcomes standard risk measure 1 August 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC makes rules for capital and related requirements for ASX and ASX 24 markets 1 August 2011
AASB Media Release: De-regulation of consolidation requirements 22 July 2011
AUASB Media Release: The AUASB has issued a new Auditing Standard, ASA 2011-1 20 July 2011
ASIC-APRA-FICA Joint Media Release: Financial regulators and industry meet 20 July 2011
Australian OTC Derivatives Central Clearing House Considered (Global Custodian) 20 July 2011
APRA Solicits Feedback on Pending Basel II Securitisation Requirements (Global Custodian) 20 July 2011
AASB Media Release: AASB submission to the IFRS Foundation Trustees [Comments] 20 July 2011
RBA Call for Papers: Quantitative Macroeconomics 15–16 December 2011 15 July 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle Address: In Defence of Current Account Deficits 8 July 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Statement: Monetary Policy Decision 5 July 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC calls for better disclosure in remuneration reports [attachment] 30 June 2011
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft Speech at APRA leadership team meeting 30 June 2011
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft Speech: Systemic risk: The role of securities regulators 28 June 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle Address: Collateral, Funding and Liquidity 28 June 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) Philip Lowe Address: Inflation: The Recent Past and the Future 24 June 2011
RBA Media Release: Discussion Paper: Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives in Australia 17 June 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Address: Economic Conditions and Prospects15 June 2011
ASIC consults on capital and related requirements for the ASX, ASX 24 and Chi-X markets 3 June 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC proposal for credit rating agencies' compliance reporting 1 June 2011
AASB Media Release: AASB review of financial reporting requirements of governments 27 May 2011
RBA Deputy Governor Ric Battellino Address: Recent Financial Developments 26 May 2011
ASIC Media Release: New guidance proposed for takeover acquisitions approved by members 26 May 2011
OECD Economic forecast summary - Australia 25 May 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC sets out the Markets Disciplinary Panel practices and procedures 25 May 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA releases enhancements to Basel II Framework 23 May 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC research on the impacts of misconduct 19 May 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC consults on market integrity rules for the FEX market 12 May 2011
ASIC consults on financial requirements for issuing retail OTC derivatives 9 May 2011
RBA Press Release: Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision 3 May 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC amends class order to provide further hedging relief to market makers 29 April 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC publishes final competition market integrity rules 29 April 2011
ASIC Media Release: New guidance on substantial holdings disclosure for securities lending 15 April 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Address: America, Australia, Asia and the World Economy 14 April 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC proposes major improvements in quality of prospectuses 12 April 2011
RBA Research Discussion Paper: Long-term Interest Rates, Risk Premia and Unconventional Monetary Policy 12 April 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Statement: Monetary Policy Decision 5 April 2011
OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - Australia Country Note April 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC releases updated guidance for Australian financial services licence holders 1 April 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC releases consultation paper relating to debentures and advertising
25 March 2011
ASIC Press Release: ASIC releases draft guide on use of non-conforming financial information 24 March 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial System) Malcolm Edey Speech: Basel III and Beyond
24 March 2011
Australia Will Need To Consider Size Of Govt Bond Market - Official Document
(The Wall Street Journal) 24 March 2011
AASB News: Tier 2 Supplement to ED 210 Financial Instruments: Impairment
21 March 2011 (comments due to by 27 June 2011)
RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle Speech: The Australian Bond Market in 2011 and Beyond 15 March 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Address: The State of Things
9 March 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC announces timetable for the introduction of market competition 3 March 2011
ASIC Media Release: European Commission recognises ASIC's auditor oversight 2 March 2011
APRA Media Release: APRA clarifies implementation of global liquidity standards in Australia 28 February 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC invites feedback on proposals to improve disclosure for hedge funds 24 February 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Remarks: The Resources Boom 23 February 2011
RBA Assistant Governor Philip Lowe Address: Some current issues in the Australian economy 17 February 2011
RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) Philip Lowe Address: Some Current Issues in the Australian Economy 17 February 2011
ASIC Media Release: Revised internal dispute resolution procedures for financial institutions 16 February 2011
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens: Overview of the Australian economy and challenges ahead 11 February 2011
RBA Media Release: Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision 1 February 2011
ASIC Media Release: ASIC standardises reporting of short positions 11 January 2011
(Money-AU.com) 27 December 2010
Australia Releases Guides To Investing In China (The Gov Monitor) 26 December 2010
APRA Media Release: APRA invites submissions to its review of use of the term ‘bank’ 22 December 2010
APRA Media Release: APRA releases proposals for consolidating certain prudential standards 22 December 2010
ASIC Media Release: ASIC updates guidance on compensation and insurance requirements for AFS licensees 20 December 2010
Australian Treasury Consultation Paper: The Clawback of Director and Executive Remuneration in the Event of a Material Misstatement 20 December 2010
CSRC tightens firms' disclosure rules (China Daily) 31 December 2011
China Grants CNY10.7 Bln RQFII Quotas To 10 Companies (The Wall Street Journal) 30 December 2011
QFII quotas resume as capital flows out (China Daily) 30 December 2011
PBOC News Release: Highlights of China’s Monetary Policy in the Third Quarter of 2011 28 December 2011
PBOC News Release: Establishment of a Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement between the People’s Bank of China and the Bank of Thailand 28 December 2011
CBRC News Release: Top Leadership of the CBRC Extended New Year Greetings to Banking Institutions 27 December 2011
Tokyo and Beijing Agree on Currency Pact (The Wall Street Journal) 27 December 2011
PBOC urges less reliance on foreign credit ratings (China Daily) 26 December 2011
Chinese, Japanese leaders unveil deals on bond sales, currency to tighten finance ties (The Washington Post) 26 December 2011
PBOC News Release: Establishment of a Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement between the People’s Bank of China and the State Bank of Pakistan 25 December 2011
PBOC’s Governor Zhou Says China Should Cut Reliance on Foreign Ratings (Bloomberg) 25 December 2011
PBOC News Release: Enhanced Cooperation for Financial Markets Development between China and Japan 25 December 2011
China Grants Licenses for New Yuan Program (The Wall Street Journal) 22 December 2011
Chinese ‘hoops’ hold back foreign banks (Financial Times) 19 December 2011
China opens up to offshore renminbi investors (Financial Times) 18 December 2011
China to launch RQFII trials (China Daily) 18 December 2011
CSRC Chairman Guo Shuqing Speech: Build word-class investment banks with Chinese characteristics (Chinese) 17 December 2011
PBOC-CSRC-SAFE Joint Release: Qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) guidelines [Implementing Rules for the Pilot Measures for Onshore Securities Investment by Fund Management Companies and Securities Companies Qualifying as RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFIIs)] (Chinese) 16 December 2011
PBOC News Release: Governor Jin Qi statement: Enhance central bank’s financial stability functions (Chinese) 15 December 2011
CBRC Chairman Shang Fulin Speech: Emphasize risk management, ensure stable and constant real economic growth (Chinese) 14 December 2011
PBOC News Release: PBOC holds meetings to discuss the implementation of new economic and financial development measures (Chinese) 14 December 2011
SAFE News Release: SAFE to implement central economic working group meeting targets (Chinese) 14 December 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: NAFMII Chairman Shi Wenchao holds meetings with British Financial Ministry international policy officers (Chinese) 14 December 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: NAFMII holds seminars on China-Germany credit rating trends and developments (Chinese) 14 December 2011
China Postpones Bank Capital Adequacy Rules (CNBC) 13 December 2011
Ex-CBRC head to be an academic (ShanghaiDaily) 13 December 2011
Renminbi’s Hong Kong story goes off script (Financial Times) 12 December 2011
China may prevent small banks from listing: report (Reuters) 12 December 2011
Offshore renminbi to complicate China credit controls: BIS (The Economic Times) 12 December 2011
PBOC News Release: IMF and PBOC co-organize “Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Seminar: Experiences and Improvement” in Shanghai (Chinese) 11 December 2011
China to adopt IMF reforms 'as appropriate' (APF) 10 December 2011
Yuan Offshore Markets May Pose Policy Threat to China, BIS Says (Bloomberg) 9 December 2011
Foreign direct investment using offshore renminbi enabled (Lexology) 9 December 2011
Hong Kong’s TMA to Invite Banks to Publish Dim Sum Loan Rates (Bloomberg) 9 December 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: China, Japan and South Korea finance ministers hold sixth meeting on banking sector regulatory reform (Chinese) 8 December 2011
MOF News Release: Peoples’ Daily Carried a Paper by Liao Xiaoqi: Treat China’s Trade Surplus and Foreign Exchange Reserve with a Sense of Reason 8 December 2011
PBOC News Release: PBOC meets with commercial banks on the peak season cash supply (Chinese) 7 December 2011
CSRC Weekly Focus: CSRC holds meetings on accounting and securities sectors regulatory review (Chinese) 6 December 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII holds seminar on bond credibility issues and pricing schemes (Chinese) 6 December 2011
China's Rarest Bankers: 'Sponsors' (The Wall Street Journal) 6 December 2011
MOF News Release: Minister Chen Attended and Addressed the Year-end Dinner 2011 Hosted by American Chamber of Commerce in China 6 December 2011
NAFMII News Release: A talk with The World Bank: Outlook on Chinese bond market development (Chinese) 2 December 2011
NDRC issue a notice on the regulation of the operation and filing of private equity investment enterprises (Chinese) 23 November 2011
MOF News Release: Minister Chen attended and addressed the Year-end Dinner 2011 hosted by American Chamber of Commerce in China 6 December 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: SAFE to further enhance innovative practices to promote more convenient trade across border (Chinese) 5 December 2011
China opens bond market to ChiNext stocks (Reuters) 2 December 2011
New CSRC chairman signals crackdown (China Daily) 2 December 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII Signed Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding with Chongqing Municipal Government and the PBOC Chongqing Branch 2 December 2011
CSRC chairman Guo Shuqing speech: China to continue reforms in domestic securities and futures markets (Chinese) 1 December 2011
MOF Governor Xie Xuren Speech: Ministry of Finance to closely monitor national finance function and implement more encouraging policies (Chinese) 1 December 2011
PBOC News Release: RMB Required Reserve Ratio for Deposit Taking Institutions Cut by 0.5 Percentage Points 1 December 2011
Reserve ratio for banks decreased (China Daily) 1 December 2011
China to toughen regulations on brokerages (China Daily) 29 November 2011
CSRC News: CSRC to toughen regulations and rules concerning stock exchanges (Chinese) 29 November 2011
CSRC News: CSRC to conduct inspections at Shanghai and Shenzhen accounting firms (Chinese) 29 November 2011
PBOC News Release: Membership of Monetary Policy Committee Adjusted 29 November 2011
China: New regulations on Foreign Direct Investment with RMB continue the breakdown of Chinese capital barriers (Mondaq) 24 November 2011
CSRC Implements Dividend Payment Policy For ChiNext IPOs (CapitalVue) 28 November 2011
China speeds up preparation of RQFII scheme (Xinhuanet) 28 November 2011
Rural credit bodies to seek foreign funds (ChinaDaily) 28 November 2011
PBOC News Release: Membership of Monetary Policy Committee Adjusted 28 November 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: China and Taiwan hold meetings in Beijing to enhance financial sector relations across Taiwan Straits (Chinese) 25 November 2011
Financing through bonds gets thumbs-up (ShanghaiDaily) 24 November 2011
China cracks down on rogue exchanges (Financial Times) 24 November 2011
PBOC News Release: Asia-Europe anti-money laundering summit held in Xiamen, China (Chinese) 24 November 2011
China Increases Scrutiny Of Trading Houses, Bars Such Firms From Trading Derivatives (The Wall Street Journal) 23 November 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: PBOC Chongqing Governor Bai Hexiang Speech: Encouraging the development of the interbank market to help Chongqing’s financial sector prosper (Chinese) 23 November 2011
New China CSRC, CIRC Heads Join PBOC Monetary Policy Committee (The Wall Street Journal) 23 November 2011
SAIC issues 'Measures for Administration of Registration of Debt-to-Equity for Companies' [Measures] and [Q&A] (Chinese) 23 November 2011
PBOC News Release: PBOC and HKSFC sign agreement on currency exchange and expanded cooperation on offshore RMB development (Chinese) 22 November 2011
China to Reduce Government Intervention in Bond Market, Xie Says (Bloomberg) 22 November 2011
PBOC News Release: Governor Hu Xiaodong Speech: Enhance financial stability in the market; continue with prudent monetary policy (Chinese) 22 November 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII signed Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding with Shenzhen Municipal Government and PBOC Shenzhen Branch 22 November 2011
China to allow more foreign investors in local bonds (Reuters) 22 November 2011
Shanghai announces pilot a program to replace business tax levy with value-added tax on selected transport and modern services effective 1 January 2012 [MOF-SAT joint Notice on the Replacement of the Business Tax (BT) by the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Notice regarding Carrying out the Shanghai Pilot for Substituting the VAT for the Business Tax for Transportation and Certain Modern Service Industries] (Chinese) 17 November 2011
SAFE News Release: Notice on commercial banks service on RMB foreign exchange business (Chinese) 21 November 2011
SAFE News Release: SAFE Vice-Chairman Deng Xianhong interview on “hot money”, money laundering, and liquidity issues in the foreign exchange market (Chinese) 21 November 2011
China may adjust bank reserve-ratio rules (MarketWatch) 20 November 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: NAFMII Chairman Shi Wenchao holds meetings with New Zealand Financial Ministers on bilateral financial market cooperation (Chinese) 18 November 2011
China banks told to suspend sale of short-term products (Reuters) 17 November 2011
Shanghai makes China's first direct local-bond issue (Reuters) 15 November 2011
PBOC News Release: PBOC responds to the IMF China Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) report (Chinese) 15 November 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: CBRC Assistant Chairman Mr. Yan Qingming Speech: Improvement of financial services on offshore market investment (Chinese) 15 November 2011
CBRC Assistant Chairman Yan Qingmin Speech: Sticking to the Development of Real Industries and Constantly Improving Financial Services 15 November 2011
PBOC News Release: China FSAP Reports Published by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank 15 November 2011
SAFE issues 'Circular on Relevant Issues Related to RMB-FX Combined Options Business by Banks' (Chinese) 8 November 2011
IMF warns on Chinese financial system (Financial Times) 15 November 2011
IMF Press Release: IMF Calls for Further Reforms in China’s Financial System [People’s Republic of China: Financial System Stability Assessment] 14 November 2011
BIS Working Papers No 360: China's evolving reserve requirements 14 November 2011
China ‘Ready’ to Let Foreign Firms Sell Shares (Bloomberg) 14 November 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: CBRC holds the fourth meeting to promote stability in financial markets in a volatile global financial environment (Chinese) 11 November 2011
Bank of China talks up Sifi status (Financial Times) 11 November 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: Press conference report on official SAFE response to RMB foreign exchange business development (Chinese) 11 November 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: SAFE promotes FX options and derivatives market development to increase FX hedging functions (Chinese) 11 November 2011
PBoC Signs Deal With Austria On Renminbi Investment (RTT News) 10 November 2011
China c.bank to legalise part of private loans (Reuters) 10 November 2011
MOF News Release: Joint Statement from Chinese and Indian governments regarding the India-China Financial Dialogue (Chinese) 9 November 2011
MOF News Release: China and India hold the fifth India-China Financial Dialogue in New Delhi (Chinese) 9 November 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: Shi Wenchao Speech: Enhance Shenzhen’s function as the financial reform leading city (Chinese) 9 November 2011
China’s senior banker wants IMF reform before EU aid (EurActiv) 9 November 2011
CSRC issues the 'Measures for the Administration of Margin Trading and Short Selling by Securities Companies' and the 'Guidelines on the Internal Management of Margin Trading and Short Selling by Securities Companies' (Chinese) 26 October 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII Holds NAFMII-GFMA Forum: Examining Global Financial Markets and Regulations (26 October 2011) 7 November 2011
NAFMII News Release: Opening Address by Secretary-General Shi Wenchao at NAFMII-GFMA Forum: Examining Global Financial Markets and Regulations (26 October 2011) 7 November 2011
The main supervisory agencies get a new set of bosses (The Economist) 4 November 2011
CSRC News Release: “China-EU insider trading regulations and legislation international seminar” held in Beijing (Chinese) 4 November 2011
China PBOC: Authorize Bank Of China Unit To Continue As HK Yuan Clearing Bank
(The Wall Street Journal) 4 November 2011
Analysis: China reshuffle could accelerate capital market reforms (Reuters) 1 November 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: Mr. Liu Mingkang gives opening speech on the banking system and cross-border RMB trading (Chinese) 28 October 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII President Mr. Shi Wenchao’s speech in “Global Financial Market Reform and Development Seminar” (Chinese) 31 October 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII Successfully Held 1st Seminar on Bond Credit Risk and Information Disclosure in Canada 31 October 2011
China names new financial regulators (Financial Times) 30 October 2011
China CSRC Proposes 10% Ceiling on Short Selling (Bloomberg) 29 October 2011
New China bank watchdog a calm captain through storms (Reuters) 29 October 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII and GFMA hold seminars on global financial market reform and development (Chinese) 28 October 2011
China to set up database to combat insider trading (Reuters) 27 October 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: CBRC to promote bilateral banking sector cooperation between Taiwan and Mainland China (Chinese) 27 October 2011
PBOC News Release Interview with Governor Zhou Xiaochuan at IMF Meetings (Chinese) 26 October 2011
PBOC News Release: China and South Korea signed agreements on expanding bilateral currency exchange and investment (Chinese) 26 October 2011
CSRC Press Conference Report: CBRC releases new regulation “The registration system for managing individuals with insider information of listed companies” (Chinese) 26 October 2011
Foreign investors now permitted to use offshore RMB for investments into China (Lexology) 21 October 2011
SAFE releases trial version of “foreign exchange system for banks and enterprises in goods trading” (Chinese) 24 October 2011
China Regulator Warns on Insurers (The Wall Street Journal) 24 October 2011
Work underway on China-ASEAN yuan trade settlement agreement (ChinaDaily) 22 October 2011
China to Let Local Governments Issue Bonds (The Wall Street Journal) 21 October 2011
Foreign banks in China scramble to meet new deposit rule (Reuters) 21 October 2011
PBOC Official Opening Remarks at the High Level Seminar of “ Macro-prudential policy: Asian Perspective” 21 October 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: NAFMII Professional Forum (No. 56)—ASIFMA’s CEO Mr. Nicholas de Boursac (Chinese) 20 October 2011
NAFMII holds seminar with commercial banks on bond issuance and risk management (Chinese) 20 October 2011
MOF Weekly Focus: MOF launches a pilot program for local government direct bond issuances (Chinese) 20 October 2011
China central bank tightens supervision of some bond business (livemint.com) 20 October 2011
China to ‘Strictly Control’ Shadow Banking Risks, Liu Says (Bloomberg) 20 October 2011
Derivative traders face S.F.C. scrutiny (SCMP) 18 October 2011
Exclusive: China considers stock repurchase business (Reuters) 18 October 2011
China Officially Opens Cross-Border RMB-Denominated FDI (China Briefing) 18 October 2011
PBOC News Release: PBOC encourages RMB use in foreign business and direct investment, aims to expand cross-border RMB transactions (Chinese) 14 October 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: CBRC seeks advice on the trial version of “Liquidity risk management in commercial banks” [Press conference report] (Chinese) 12 October 2011
CIRC issues “Measures for the Administration of Subordinated Debts of Insurance Companies” to clarify the regulatory framework for insurance company subordinated debt (Chinese) 6 October 2011
MOFCOM News Release: MOFCOM releases Circular on Cross-border RMB Direct Investment 17 October 2011
China to allow foreign direct investment in yuan (China.org.cn) 15 October 2011
China Cracks Down on Informal Lending (The Wall Street Journal) 15 October 2011
China promotes international role for renminbi (Financial Times) 14 October 2011
MOFCOM and PBOC issue regulations to clarify the regulatory framework applicable to RMB foreign direct investment: [MOFCOM Circular] and [PBOC Measures] (Chinese) 14 October 2011
China Puts Light on Shadow Loans (The Wall Street Journal) 13 October 2011
High price of informal financing (China Daily) 13 October 2011
CBRC to enhance liquidity risk management (China Daily) 13 October 2011
PBOC News Release: People’s Bank of China on the U.S. Senate’s Voting to Pass Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 12 October 2011
China banks to improve product disclosure (GFS News) 10 October 2011
China Tightens Regulations over Banks' Investment Products (CriEnglish) 10 October 2011
CBRC releases notice on “commercial bank wealth management products sales and regulations” [Press conference Report] (Chinese) 9 October 2011
CBRC issues administrative measures on the sale of wealth management products by commercial banks [Q&A] (Chinese) 9 October 2011
China tightens regulations over banks' investment products (Xinhuanet) 9 October 2011
NAFMII releases a market evaluation report on new Chinese bond market note issuers (Chinese) 30 September 2011
PBOC Governor Jin Qi Speech: Fasten the credit-system build-up; improve Asia Pacific economic cooperation and development (Chinese) 22 September 2011
CSRC international committee holds the 8th meeting in Beijing on global financial and regulatory reform after the financial crisis (Chinese) 16 September 2011
SAFE focuses on reform in the FX system in trading sector, to development a more convenient and user-friendly management system (Chinese) 15 September 2011
NDRC News Release: Agreed Minutes of the 1st China-India Strategic Economic Dialogue 27 September 2011
NAFMII News: Deputy Secretary-General Yang Nong Headed a Delegation to Europe 26 September 2011
IMF Working Paper: Understanding Chinese Bond Yields and their Role in Monetary Policy September 2011
Is China Eclipsing the U.S.? Hardly (The Wall Street Journal) 21 September 2011
Exclusive: China company structure under threat (Reuters) 18 September 2011
Foreign listings in Shanghai still a long way off (SCMP) 16 September 2011
China Supports London’s Development as Offshore RMB Market (China Briefing) 16 September 2011
China may allow banks to securitize assets-paper (Reuters) 15 September 2011
RQFII accelerating RMB internationalization (China Economic Net) 14 September 2011
China to Return to Overseas Futures Markets (The Wall Street Journal) 13 September 2011
China’s lighter touch for segregated accounts (Financial Times) 11 September 2011
Hong Kong as offshore RMB center will boost yuan's internationalization: experts (Xinhuanet) 10 September 2011
MOC News: MOFCOM, NDRC and MFA release Guidelines on Investment 0verseas 2011 9 September 2011
The rise of shadow banking in China (Fierce Finance) 8 September 2011
China central bank may launch RMB QFII trials soon (Xinhua) 8 September 2011
China to Back London as Offshore Renminbi Center (Financial Times) 7 September 2011
China: MOFCOM Erects Signpost for Cross-border RMB FDI (mondaq) 2 September 2011
CSRC promulgates amended Measures for Pilot Programme of Asset Management Business for Designated Clients of Fund Management Companies and two standard contract guidelines intended for designated multiple and single clients (Chinese) 25 August 2011
Yuan bond market to receive boost (ChinaDaily) 3 September 2011
SAIC-Proposed Debt/Equity Swap Registration Measures - A New Way For Foreign Creditors To Acquire Equities In PRC Companies (mondaq) 26 August 2011
New policies help yuan’s internationalization (Xinhuanet) 29 August 2011
China Orders Banks to Lock Up More Cash, Bank of America Says (Bloomberg) 27 August 2011
China to allow foreign direct investment in RMB (People's Daily) 26 August 2011
China may allow FDI in RMB in Sept (ChinaDaily) 25 August 2011
China extends cross-border trade settlement in yuan (ChinaDaily) 24 August 2011
The Bank Of China Is Now "Too Big To Fail" (Business Insider) 24 August 2011
China PBOC: To Extend Yuan Trade Settlement To Whole Country (The Wall Street Journal) 23 August 2011
China's Top Banking Regulator Stresses Bank Credit Risk Control (CriEnglish) 23 August 2011
MOFCOM circulates consultation draft notice on direct investment of cross-border renminbi that may expand the scale of foreign direct investment denominated in RMB (Chinese) 22 August 2011
China Issues Guidelines On Use Of Offshore Yuan For Domestic Investment (The Wall Street Journal) 22 August 2011
China pushes for greater internalization of yuan (China Economic Net) 19 August 2011
Yuan can flow back to China by year-end: HK official (Reuters) 19 August 2011
Margin trading, short selling open to brokerages (ChinaDaily) 19 August 2011
CSRC publishes consultation on 'Trial Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Refinancing Business' (Chinese) 19 August 2011
CSRC publishes consultation on amendment of Trial Administrative Measures for Margin Trading and Securities Lending Business of Securities Companies (Chinese) 19 August 2011
China's treasury bond issue helps promote HK's offshore RMB center (People's Daily) 18 August 2011
Vice-Premier boosts HK role as yuan trade hub (SCMP) 18 August 2011
MOF News Release: Forum on 12th Five-Year Plan and Mainland-Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Financial Cooperation was held 18 August 2011
Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang's speech on Hong Kong's future economic development 17 August 2011
PBOC Zhou: To Allow Domestic Entities To Issue More Yuan Bonds In HK (The Wall Street Journal) 17 August 2011
Vice-Premier's visit to open more doors of opportunity (ChinaDaily) 16 August 2011
Chapter in National Five-Year Plan dedicated to Hong Kong and Macao (ChinaDaily) 16 August 2011
China drafts new rules on bank capital adequacy (Reuters) 15 August 2011
China's banking regulator seeks public opinion on new capital rules (Xinhuanet) 15 August 2011
SAFE issues Circular on ‘Issues Concerning the Ratification of the Quota for Financing Foreign Security Provided by Onshore Banks in 2011’ (Chinese) 27 June 2011
CSRC News Release: Chinese and US Regulators Held Meeting in Beijing on Audit Oversight Cooperation 9 August 2011
Roadshow launched for MOF yuan bond offering (The Standard) 9 August 2011
China: Foreign-Invested Holding Companies In China Newly Subject To Unpublished SAFE Notice (Mondaq) 8 August 2011
SAFE promises crackdown on 'hot money' (ChinaDaily) 5 August 2011
China Securities Regulator Tightens Backdoor Listing Rules (NASDAQ) 7 August 2011
CSRC Weekly Focus: Press conference report on “Amendment to regulatory measures on funding and asset management” [[Policy 73] “Amendment to regulatory measures on funding and asset management”] (Chinese) 6 August 2011
Finance overseer under study (ShanghaiDaily.com) 4 August 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: SAFE to carry out FX management system reform (Chinese) 4 August 2011
China may continue managed floating exchange rate regime for next eight years: central bank advisor (ShanghaiDaily.com) 4 August 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: CBRC and SBRC sign agreement on bilateral currency and crisis management cooperation (Chinese) 3 August 2011
Confusion over start to offshore yuan scheme (SCMP) 3 August 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII held the 2011 semi-annual meeting on Financial Market performance analysis 3 August 2011
PBOC News Release: Governor Zhou Xiaochuan on the Pass of Budget Control Act of 2011 by the U.S. Congress - English [Chinese version] 3 August 2011
OTC exchange to open in fall (ShanghaiDaily.com) 29 July 2011
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII would develop the long-term scheme for investors’ education on financial markets (Chinese) 29 July 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: Q&A on China’s foreign exchange reserve [part three] (Chinese) 28 July 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: Q&A on China’s foreign exchange reserve [part two] (Chinese) 26 July 2011
NAFMII NEWS: Lead Underwriters Review Subsequent Management of Debt Financing Instruments in 2010 26 July 2011
CBRC News: Guidelines on Corporate Governance of Commercial Banks (Consultative Document) 25 July 2011
CBRC held the 2011 mid-year working group meeting (Chinese) 25 July 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: Press conference report on “Guidelines to the management of commercial banks” (Chinese) 25 July 2011
PBOC News: Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Welcomes the Outcome of the July 21 Summit of Euro Area and EU Institutions 23 July 2011
PBOC News release: PBOC Chairman Mr. Zhou Xiaochuan answers questions from the “Financial Times” during the European Union Forum (Chinese) 23 July 2011
IMF casts doubt on renminbi rise (Financial Times) 21 July 2011
IMF Working Paper: Financial Reforms Critical to Transforming Chinese Economy (IMF Survey Magazine) 20 July 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: Q&A on China’s foreign exchange reserve (Chinese) 20 July 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: CBRC held the third meeting on the overall development of financial market (Chinese) 20 July 2011
Renminbi Should Achieve "Basic Convertibility" in 5 Years: PBOC Official (Business China) 19 July 2011
CBRC News: The CBRC and the Central Bank of Cyprus Signed MOU on Cross-border Supervisory Cooperation 18 July 2011
CSRC issues 'Guideline No.10 on Administrative Approval for Securities Companies - Capital Increase and Equity Transfer in Securities Companies' (Chinese) 17 July 2011
CBRC News: The CBRC and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank signed MoU on cross-border supervisory cooperation 15 July 2011
CBRC Press Release: Trust company participants in China’s futures market [Guidelines] (Chinese) 15 July 2011
Shanghai int'l board stalled on debate over convertibility (Reuters) 15 July 2011
China signs deals with UAE, Cyprus on bank oversight (Reuters) 15 July 2011
China delays proprietary trading limitations (Fincad) 14 July 2011
Exclusive: China to conduct first stress tests on brokerages (Reuters) 13 July 2011
Zhu Min nominated as Deputy Managing Director of IMF (Xinhuanet) 13 July 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII Holds First Meeting on Revision of NAFMII Master Agreement 12 July 2011
Consolidate the Achievements in Information Disclosure, and Promote Steady & Healthy Market Development 12 July 2011
PBOC News: Intensified dialogue on financial stability between the People’s Bank of China and the Deutsche Bundesbank 11 July 2011
Foreign regulators need to rethink China supervision-CSRC (Reuters) 11 July 2011
China May Let Local Futures Brokers Trade Abroad (Business China) 11 July 2011
SASAC issues 'Interim Measures on the Supervision and Administration of Overseas State-owned Assets of Central Enterprises' (Chinese) 14 June 2011
SAFE Notification: issues 'Notice on Certain Issues Regarding Integration of Banking Self purchase/sales of Foreign Exchange Businesses' (Chinese) 13 June 2011
CBRC publishes 'Administrative Measures on the Leverage Ratio of Commercial Banks' (Chinese) 1 June 2011
China opens up PE business to all brokerage firms (Reuters) 9 July 2011
China to Implement Minimum Leverage Ratio on Lenders from 2012 (Business China) 8 July 2011
China banking regulator calls for more policy tools - paper (Reuters) 8 July 2011
CSRC Weekly Focus: CSRC releases the general guidance on the risk management of futures market (Chinese) 8 July 2011
Financial futures founder says China should introduce bond futures (Xinhuanet) 7 July 2011
NAFMII Weekly Newsletter: In January, PBOC issued a circular on the Business Division of PBOC Beijing Branch site related to cross-border RMB transactions (Chinese) 6 July 2011
PBOC News Release: PBC Decides to Raise RMB Benchmark Deposit and Loan Rates 6 July 2011
PBOC vows to enhance reform of financial system (Xinhuanet) 5 July 2011
China extends crackdown on off-balance-sheet loans-sources (Reuters) 4 July 2011
Chinese financial system faces overhaul (GFS News) 4 July 2011
China's central bank vows to enhance reform of financial system (xinhuanet) 3 July 2011
Yuan's trading band may soon be widened (China Daily) 1 July 2011
Fixing helps but bond market reforms urgently needed 30 June 2011
China Shortens Corporate Bond Approval Time, Securities Reports 29 June 2011
China's banking regulator set to tighten regulations over investment products (xinhuanet) 29 June 2011
CBRC Press Conference Report on ‘Regulatory plan on wealth management products of commercial banks’ (Chinese) 29 June 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus CBRC releases ‘Regulatory plan on wealth management products of commercial banks’ and seeks advice publicly (Chinese) 29 June 2011
China Shortens Corporate Bond Approval Time, Securities Reports (Bloomberg) 28 June 2011
SAFE of the PRC Issues New Rules Regulating Cross-Border RMB Capital Account Related Transactions (Mondaq) 24 June 2011
CSRC issues amendments to the 'Measures for Administration on Sales of Securities Investment Funds', effective as of 1 October 2011 (Chinese) 9 June 2011
IMF Working Paper: The Real Exchange Rate and Employment in China June 2011
Offshore yuan market takes shape with first daily FX fixing (Reuters) 27 June 2011
Onshore financial investing in China (Finance Asia) 27 June 2011
Beijing opens up fund sales market (Financial Times) 26 June 2011
CSRC Weekly Focus: CSRC holds 5th meeting on China security industry’s future development (Chinese) 26 June 2011
Bigger, Safer, More Regulated - What the U.S. financial industry could learn from Chinese banks - and Chinese banking regulators (Slate) 24 June 2011
PBOC News Release: China and Russia hold 12th meeting to enhance cooperation in currency reform and further develop bilateral financial sector relationship (Chinese) 24 June 2011
PBOC News Release: China and Russia sign bilateral currency exchange agreement
(Chinese) 23 June 2011
Foreign banks 'confident' about Chinese market (China Daily) 23 June 2011
PBOC allows yuan-based FDI but warns of speculative capital influx (China Economic Net)
23 June 2011
CNH Tracker-Plodding toward internationalising the yuan (Reuters) 23 June 2011
Beijing lets foreign banks sell local mutual funds (South China Morning Post) 23 June 2011
CSRC urges listing sponsors to limit risks (China Daily) 22 June 2011
New rules open fund industry to more players (China Economic Net) 22 June 2011
PBOC to suspend market operations Thursday (MarketWatch) 22 June 2011
Tighter rules for offshore yuan deals (China Economic Net) 22 June 2011
China Releases Rules On Yuan-Denominated Foreign Direct Investment Trial
(The Wall Street Journal) 22 June 2011
PE investment rules to be eased soon (China Economic Net) 21 June 2011
China PBOC Tightens Offshore Yuan Deal Rules (The Wall Street Journal) 20 June 2011
The NAFMII issued rules for the non-public directional issuance of debt financing instruments by non-financial enterprises in the inter-bank bond market (Lexology) 14 June 2011
The People’s Bank of China issued an announcement regulating activities on the national interbank bond market (Lexology) 14 June 2011
PBOC News: Highlights of China’s Monetary Policy in the First Quarter of 2011 17 June 2011
China Moves Closer to Letting Foreign Banks Underwite Yuan Bonds (The Wall Street Journal) 15 June 2011
Q+A: What is happening in the offshore yuan forwards market? (Reuters) 15 June 2011
CBRC Weekly Focus: Regulatory review for secured financing and credit market development [Press conference on secured financing regulatory review and development] (Chinese) 15 June 2011
Inflation Prompts a New Lift of Reserves (The Wall Street Journal) 15 June 2011
PBOC News: PBC Decides to Raise the RMB Reserve Requirement Ratio by 0.5 Percentage Points [Chinese version] 14 June 2011
Who’s who in the yuan trading club (Financial Times/beyondbrics) 13 June 2011
PBOC Official: China Should Set Up Fund For Forex Interventions (The Wall Street Journal) 13 June 2011
SAFE Weekly Focus: Safe will require banks to improve and standardize FX purchase and sales services to encourage foreign exchange market development (Chinese) 13 June 2011
China banks strive to meet Basel framework (MarketWatch) 10 June 2011
CBRC to revise capital adequacy rules (China Daily) 10 June 2011
IMF Press Release: IMF Mission Completes 2011 Article IV Consultation Discussions with China 9 June 2011
8 June 2011
NAFMII News: Secretary-general Shi Wenchao addressed at the “Lujiazui Forum 2011” 8 June 2011
China's capital market faces three problems: CSRC expert (Xinhuanet) 6 June 2011
Chinese currency goes global (Financial Times) 5 June 2011
CBRC News Release: CBRC International Consultancy Committee holds ninth meeting to strengthen regulations to meet Basel III standards (Chinese) 3 June 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: 2010 Report on Chinese Bond Market Underwriting Conditions
(Chinese) 3 June 2011
NAFMII Weekly Focus: People’s Bank of China releases ‘Bond Issuance Regulation Details’ notice (Chinese) 3 June 2011
China SAFE: Forex Derivatives Quotas Have No Material Impact On Corporate Hedging
(The Wall Street Journal) 3 June 2011
Chinese vice premier meets int'l consultative committee of banking watchdog
(Xinhuanet) 3 June 2011
Get Ready: Here Comes the Yuan (The Wall Street Journal) 2 June 2011
1 June 2011
Attention on credit derivatives (ShanghaiDaily.com) 27 May 2011
China to Keep Building Shibor as Benchmark Rate, PBOC Says (Bloomberg) 26 May 2011
China Said to Issue Draft Rules on Yuan Credit-Default Swaps (San Francisco Chronicle) 26 May 2011
China Considers Rules Allowing Risk Hedging (The Wall Street Journal) 26 May 2011
OECD Economic forecast summary - China 25 May 2011
China Considers Rules Allowing Risk Hedging (The Wall Street Journal) 25 May 2011
CBRC News: The 14th consultation of the CBRC and the HKMA was held in Beijing 24 May 2011
CSRC May Stop Backdoor Listings by Brokerage Firms (Business China) 19 May 2011
China Securities Regulator: Nearing Launch Of International Board (The Wall Street Journal) 19 May 2011
Foreign banks get ready to distribute mutual funds in China (AsianInvestor) 16 May 2011
China regulator says will launch mini QFII soon - report (Reuters) 14 May 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII Issued Rules for the Issuance of Private Placement Bonds in the Inter-bank Market 13 May 2011
NAFMII News: Risk Management of China Non-financial Debt Capital Markets Summit Successfully Held in Beijing 13 May 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII and TMA Signed MOU for Cooperation 13 May 2011
China’s Yuan Convertible by 2016 in Global Poll Marking Big Investor Shift (Bloomberg) 11 May 2011
China Pledges Steps to Open Markets without Budging on Yuan (Bloomberg) 11 May 2011
CSRC clarifies scope of proprietary trading by Chinese securities companies (A&O Knowledge) 11 May 2011
China Banking Regulatory Commission issues new guidelines in respect of Basel III (Mondaq) 8 May 2011
China to allow QFIIs to trade stock index futures (Reuters) 7 May 2011
CSRC allows QFIIs to trade index futures in China (iStockAnalyst) 6 May 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII Holds Q1 2011 Financial Market Operation Analysis Meeting 5 May 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII Holds Commending Meeting of Market Makers of 2010 5 May 2011
CSRC publishes 'Guidelines for the Investment in Stock Index Futures by Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors' (Chinese) 4 May 2011
Major banks face a capital ratio of 11.5% (Shanghai Daily) 4 May 2011
Chinese banks can meet tougher regulation standards: official (Xinhua) 4 May 2011
Mainland banks told to improve liquidity (The Standard) 4 April 2011
China green lights private bond placements (Business Spectator) 3 May 2011
China Allows Firms to Sell Bonds via Private Placement (The Wall Street Journal) 3 May 2011
PBOC Circular on the Protection of Personal Financial Information by Banking Financial Institutions (Yin Fa [2011] No.17) comes into effect as of 1 May 2011 (Chinese) 1 May 2011
IMF Working Paper: Credit Market Imperfection and Sectoral Asymmetry of Chinese Business Cycle May 2011
PBoC keen on asset securities (The Standard) 29 April 2011
CBRC Guiding Opinion (Yin Jian Fa [2010] No.44) to promote the implementation of Basel III in China and to strengthen the regulation of China's banking industry comes into effect as of 27 April 2011 [Q&A] (Chinese) 27 April 2011
China Needs to Develop Asset-Backed Securitization 28 (Crienglish) April 2001
Experts call for relaxation of renminbi capital account convertibility (English.xinhuanet) 28 April 2011
China to expand cross-border RMB settlement plan (Xinhua) 26 April 2011
CSRC mulls multiple measures to activate listed corps' bond sale (iStockAnalyst) 22 April 2011
CSRC Revises Rules on Supervision of Chinese Futures Firms (Business China) 18 April 2011
Offshore RMB bond market on fast lane (China Economic Net) 18 April 2011
NAFMII underwriter status applications: China CP/MTN markets (17 April 2011 Deadline) (Chinese)
China c.bank chief yuan to be used more in trade (Reuters) 16 April 2011
Chinese banks to face tougher tasks of liquidity management (Xinhuanet.com) 14 April 2011
CSRC Limits New Share Proportion in Small-Caps' IPOs (Business China) 14 April 2011
MOC News Release: First BRICS Trade and Economic Ministers’ Meeting Held in Sanya 14 April 2011
China's Banks Face More Pressure to Meet Loan-to-Deposit Requirement (Business China)13 April 2011
CSRC News Release: CSRC Signed MOU with Qatar Financial Markets Authority 12 April 2011
China moves slowly to lift hedge fund barriers (Financial Times) 10 April 2011
Beijing Considers New Hub for Yuan (The Wall Street Journal) 9 April 2011
Chinese gov't boosts the bond markets (Xinhuanet.com) 9 April 2011
China to let yuan be traded against more currencies (The Economic Times) 8 April 2011
China 'opening wider' for foreign investment (China Daily) 8 April 2011
PBOC General Notice: 2010 China financial market development report (Chinese) 8 April 2011
CIRC Circular on the revision of the Interim Measures on Administration of Insurance Asset Management Companies (Bao Jian Fa [2011] No.19) comes into effect on 7 April 2011 (Chinese) 7 April 2011
CBRC May Implement Daily Loan-to-Deposit Monitoring on City Lenders from June - Source (Business China) 7 April 2011
China PBOC: To Speed Up Opening of Onshore Capital Markets (iMarketNews.com) 7 April 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII and BFAE Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation 1 April 2011
PBOC Cuts Hong Kong Offshore Yuan Clearing Rate (The Wall Street Journal) 1 April 2011
China Banks Begin Trading Onshore Yuan Options (The Wall Street Journal) 1 April 2011
OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - China Country Note April 2011
The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper: Market integration in China April 2011
SAFE issues a Circular related to the verification of quotas for domestic institutions’ 2011 short-term foreign debt balance (Chinese) 30 March 2011
CSRC News Release: CSRC Signed MOU with Israel Securities Authority 30 March 2011
China Foreign Exchange Trading System: To Publish Daily Yuan Options Implied Volatilities (The Wall Street Journal) 30 March 2011
China SAFE Adopts New Measures To Curb Illegal Fund Inflows (The Wall Street Journal) 30 March 2011
China approves $750 mln QFII quotas in Q4 (Reuters) 30 March 2011
Safe Notification on strengthening the administration of foreign exchange business (Chinese) 30 March 2011
China SAFE: To Cut Short-Term Foreign Debt Quotas For Local Banks (NSADAQ) 29 March 2011
Renminbi-Linked Investments Expand (The New York Times) 28 March 2011
Factbox: China central bank strives for more policy influence (Reuters) 24 March 2011
8 More Overseas Banks Approved to Buy Mainland Bonds (CRIENGLISH.com) 23 March 2011
EU's Barnier calls for equal treatment in China (channelnewsasia.com) 23 March 2011
The Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has promulgated the Interim Measures for Futures Investment Consultancy Business of Futures Companies (Chinese) 23 March 2011
CBRC Press Release: The 5th CBRC-U.S. Banking Supervisors’ Bilateral Conference was held in Beijing 22 March 2011
China to accelerate development of OTC market: report (Reuters) 21 March 2011
PBOC increases reserve ratios for lenders again (People’s Daily Online) 19 March 2011
Regulator approves lead futures contracts (China Economic Net) 18 March 2011
CIRC-CBRC joint guidance on regulation of the insurance agency business conducted by commercial banks and protection of consumer rights (Chinese) 13 March 2011
China eases corporate rules on renminbi (Financial Times) 13 March 2011
Prospect of China bank crisis dismissed (Financial Times) 9 March 2011
China rolls out new monetary measure (China Economic Review) 8 March 2011
Shanghai to set up insurance exchange -state media (Reuters) 6 March 2011
China to Increase Using Yuan as Settlement Currency in Trades (Bloomberg) 2 March 2011
PBOC News: The People’s Bank of China Join SEACEN and Attend the 46th SEACEN Governors’ Conference and the 30th SEACEN Board of Governors’ Meeting 28 February 2011
China moves to update fund rules (Financial Times) 27 February 2011
HIGHLIGHTS-China drafts new rules on bank capital requirements (Reuters) 25 February 2011
NAFMII News: NAFMII Holds 2010 Financial Market Operation Analysis Meeting and Research Work Symposium 24 February 2011
MHRSS, CBRC, CSRC and CIRC jointly issue Measures for the Administration of Pension Funds of Enterprises (Ordinance No. 11) (Chinese) 23 February 2011
CBRC to set new rules for banking sector (People’s Daily Online) 23 February 2011
China May Force Banks to Set Up Crisis-Handling Procedures (Bloomberg) 20 February 2011
China Agrees to International Scrutiny of Yuan Policy (The Wall Street Journal) 19 February 2011
China PBOC Raises Reserve Requirement Ratio By 50 BPs
(The Wall Street Journal) 18 February 2011
China PBOC Unveils New Measure Of Total Credit Supply
(The Wall Street Journal) 17 February 2011
China warns banks not to rely on rating agencies (Reuters) 17 February 2011
China Opens More Options for Yuan (The Wall Street Journal) 17 February 2011
SAFE issues a 'Notice on Relevant Issues on RMB / Foreign Exchange Options Trading' (Chinese) 16 February 2011
China launches yuan options to support FX flexibility (Reuters) 16 February 2011
China to let brokerage asset managers launch PE funds (Reuters) 16 February 2011
China regulator warns banks against credit risks - paper (Reuters) 15 February 2011
CBRC News Release: The CBRC amended Provisional Rules Governing Derivatives Transactions of Financial Institutions 14 February 2011
CBRC Q&A on the new derivative measures (Chinese) 11 February 2011
PBOC Plans Overhaul of Money Policy (Beijing Review) 12 February 2011
FACTBOX-Offshore yuan market grows, more bond issues seen (Reuters) 11 February 2011
IMF chief calls for China yuan in global currency basket (Reuters) 10 February 2011
PBOC Plans To Introduce New Indicator For Money Supply - Report (The Wall Street Journal) 9 February 2011
PBOC Press Release: PBC Decides to Raise RMB Benchmark Deposit and Loan Rates
8 February 2011
NDRC issues a 'Circular on Further Improving the Administration of the Development and Filing of Equity Investment Enterprises in Pilot Areas' (Fa Gai Ban Cai Jin [2011] No. 253) (Chinese) 31 January 2011
China Opens a Door on Currency Swaps (The Wall Street Journal) 31 January 2011
Pilot Program of RMB Settlement for Overseas Direct Investment to Support Chinese Enterprises to Go abroad 30 January 2011
PBC Press Release: Pilot Program of RMB Settlement for Overseas Direct Investment to Support Chinese Enterprises to Go abroad 30 January 2011
INTERVIEW: China Plans To Streamline Rules On Yuan FDI Into China - HK Official
(The Wall Street Journal) 28 January 2011
China's Banking Regulator to Regularly Release Data on Banking Sector
(Crienglish.com) 28 January 2011
CBRC publishes revised 'Interim Measures on the Administration of Derivatives Transactions by Banking Financial Institutions' (Chinese) 27 January 2011
SASAC establishes an interim supervision mechanism for central SOEs in China
(Allen & Overy Knowledge) 27 January 2011
China Regulator Expands Derivatives Trading To Asset-Management Firms
(The Wall Street Journal) 27 January 2011
QFII may trade index futures (People's Daily) 27 January 2011
China moves to open futures to foreigners (MarketWatch) 25 January 2011
Renminbi opportunities to expand (Financial Times) 23 January 2011
Behind the Yuan Bond Boom: Dollars (Financial Times) 24 January 2011
China CBRC Orders Banks To Recognize Off-Balance Sheet Loans (iMarket News)
20 January 2011
PBC Press Release: PBC Decides to Raise RMB Reserve Requirement Ratio by 0.5 Percentage Points 18 January 2011
Caution on Offshore-Yuan Market Is Urged (The Wall Street Journal) 18 January 2011
China to allow offshore fundraising soon-sources (Reuters) 17 January 2011
PBC Press Release: The Second China FSAP On-Site Assessment Concluded 17 January 2011
China tightens bank bond underwriting rules-sources (Reuters) 14 January 2011
China unveils new moves to globalize yuan (Xinhua) 14 January 2011
CBRC Press Release: The CBRC announced the result of regulatory rules and guidelines review 13 January 2011
PBOC issues 'Administrative Measures on Pilot RMB Settlement of Outbound Direct Investments' in support of the pilot scheme of RMB settlement of cross-border trades and to facilitate the RMB settlement of outbound direct investments (Chinese) 13 January 2011
China eases corporate rules on renminbi (Financial Times) 13 January 2011
China Loosens Yuan's Overseas Limits (The Wall Street Journal) 13 January 2011
FACTBOX-Offshore yuan market has heavy demand for small supply (Reuters) 13 January 2011
Analysis: China securities regulator flexes muscle, eyes private (Reuters) 12 January 2011
New Move to Make Yuan a Global Currency (The Wall Street Journal) 12 January 2011
Shanghai allows foreign institutions to make China PE investment (Reuters) 11 January 2011
China Banking Regulator: Must Support Adjustment Of Trade Structure (The Wall Street Journal) 10 January 2011
China demands 'loyalty' from bank directors (GFS News) 6 January 2011
FACTBOX: China in past five years (I) (Xinhua) 4 January 2011
China: To Let Exporters Keep Foreign Exchange Income Offshore (The Wall Street Journal) 31 December 2010
PBOC News Release: PBC Decides to Raise RMB Benchmark Deposit and Loan Rates 30 December 2010
SAFE News: SAFE announces improvements to the FX Market Maker System (Chinese) 30 December 2010
PBOC News Release: Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Gave a Keynote Speech on “Steadily Promoting Market-based Interest Rate Reform” at the Caijing Annual Meeting 30 December 2010
China ranks higher up on earth by stock market capitalization (Xinhua) 30 December 2010
PBOC News Release: Governor Zhou Xiaochuan’s Speech at the Caixin Summit Nov. 19, 2010 30 December 2010
China To Let More Banks Offer FX Forward Transactions To Clients (The Wall Street Journal) 28 December 2010
China relaxes rules for currency forwards (Reuters) 28 December 2010
China raises interest rate second time this year to curb inflation (Xinhua Net) 27 December 2010
CSRC to establish securities-related legal service regulatory framework (People's Daily Online) 27 December 2010
China raises interest rates (Financial Times) 25 December 2010
Shanghai authorities issue 'Implementing Measures on the Launch of a Pilot Programme for Foreign-invested Equity Investment Enterprises in Shanghai' (Chinese) 24 December 2010
China launches new commercial debt product (People’s Daily Online) 23 December 2010
China Launches Trial Of Super & Short-Term Commercial Paper (The Wall Street Journal) 22 December 2010
CSRC News: CSRC establishes securities-related legal service regulatory framework (Chinese) 22 December 2010
China extends help to tackle euro crisis (Financial Times) 21 December 2010
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII Launches Super & Short-term Commercial Paper, Adding a New Tool to the Money Market 21 December 2010
PBOC Governor: Interest Rates to Gradually Liberalize (The Wall Street Journal) 17 December 2010
NAFMII News Release: NAFMII Holds Credit Risk Mitigation (CRM) Instrument Symposium 14 December 2010
CBRC notice on further regulation of the credit assets transfer business of banking financial institutions (Chinese) 3 December 2010
HKMA Guidelines: Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) CA-S-10 “Financial Instrument Fair Value Practices” 30 December 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan Speech at the "RMB Internationalization and the Building of Shenzhen's Financial Centre" Seminar, Shenzhen (Chinese) 22 December 2011
FSTB Press Release: Arrangement for avoidance of double taxation 21 December 2011
HKMA Press Release: HKMA welcomes the first issuance of Renminbi bonds by a Mainland financial institution through the CMU 21 December 2011
Renminbi bonds issuance welcomed (news.gov.hk) 21 December 2011
HKEx News Release: HKEx Updates Policy on Regulatory Information Disclosure and Trading Arrangements 20 December 2011
HK-Chile trade pact views sought (news.gov.hk) 18 December 2011
HK tops Open Markets Index (news.gov.hk) 18 December 2011
Rules on investment in Mainland securities welcomed (news.gov.hk) 18 December 2011
HKMA Quarterly Bulletin December 2011 16 December 2011
HKMA Circular: Trading in the Exchange Fund Bills and Notes/Institutional Government Bonds Markets 16 December 2011
SFC Press Release: Amendments take effect on evidential requirements for proving professional investor status 16 December 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC welcomes announcement of RQFII pilot scheme 16 December 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx Plans to Start After-Hours Futures Trading in the Second Half of 2012 15 December 2011
HK to aid renminbi's internationalisation (news.gov.hk) 14 December 2011
FSTB Press release: Government holds seminar on Renminbi measures [Transcript of SFST's related remarks] 14 December 2011
FSTB Press release: Appointment of lay members to HKICPA Council 14 December 2011
FSTB Press release: Appointment to Financial Reporting Council 14 December 2011
Hong Kong is No 1 financial centre (SCMP) 14 December 2011
FS welcomes IMF's support of peg (news.gov.hk) 9 December 2011
HKEx News Release: HKEx publishes Consultation Paper on Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide 9 December 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan Speech: Excessive Leverage: Root Cause of Financial Crisis 9 December 2011
HKMA Notification: Banking (Amendment) Bill 2011 8 December 2011
Banking amendment to be gazetted (news.gov.hk) 8 December 2011
FSTB Press Release: SFST to attend IMF High-Level Regional Financial Sector Assessment Programme Outreach Symposium in Shanghai 8 December 2011
FSTB Press Release: Regulation of credit rating agencies in Hong Kong 6 December 2011
FSTB Press Release: Arrangement for avoidance of double taxation 6 December 2011
FSTB Press Release: Government launches consultation on simplified reporting by private companies under Companies Bill 6 December 2011
IMF Working Paper: Determinants of Property Prices in Hong Kong SAR: Implications for Policy December 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC quarterly report recounts key regulatory activities 30 November 2011
HKEx publishes two listing decisions on size test computation: HKEx-LD20 -2011 and HKEx-LD21-2011 30 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: Employment in financial services industry 30 November 2011
SFC Chief Executive Officer Ashley Alder Speech at Renaissance Capital - 2nd Annual Emerging Markets Investor Conference - Hong Kong 29 November 2011
HKMA Press Release: Findings of Bank Sponsor Examinations 25 November 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Implementation of Enhancements to Basel II 24 November 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Disclosure on remuneration [Annex] 23 November 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC reminds licensed corporations to handle clients’ enquiries [Circular to All Licensed Corporations: Provision of services to clients for conducting transactions in other jurisdictions] 23 November 2011
SFC Press release: Arrangement for avoidance of double taxation (HKSAR and the Mainland) 23 November 2011
FSTB Press release: Measures to enhance regulation of financial derivative products to protect the interest of investors 23 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: Impact of the debt crises in European countries 23 November 2011
Beijing gives yuan boost to HK (SCMP) 23 November 2011
Derivative warrants market under watch: KC Chan (news.gov.hk) 23 November 2011
HKMA Press Release: People's Bank of China and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Renew Currency Swap Agreement 22 November 2011
Currency-swap pact extended (news.gov.hk) 22 November 2011
SFC Press Release: Margin requirements may change along with market conditions 21 November 2011
SFC Executive Director of Enforcement Mark Steward Presentation: Hong Kong Securities Institute SFC Executive Director Series 17 November 2011
3 tax orders gazetted (news.gov.hk) 18 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: Three orders on agreements for avoidance of double taxation gazette [Annex] 16 November 2011
Mainland business monitoring enhanced (news.gov.hk) 16 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: Measures to reduce the risks faced by local banks 16 November 2011
HKMA (HK Government) Press Release: IMF strongly endorses Hong Kong's Linked Exchange Rate system and effective policy framework [Annex] 16 November 2011
IMF supports linked exchange rate (news.gov.hk) 16 November 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Updating of Guide to Authorization and Guideline No. 1.5 - Guideline on minimum criteria for authorization 14 November 2011
FS vows to ensure financial stability (news.gov.hk) 11 November 2011
Efforts to ensure financial stability in Hong Kong (7thSpace Interactive) 11 November 2011
HKEx Guidance Letter: HKEx-GL25-11 (October 2011) (Updated in November 2011) 10 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: SFST visits Beijing 10 November 2011
HK regulator cracks down on renminbi trade (Financial Times) 9 November 2011
FST Secretary K C Chan Speech at the 24th Annual AVCJ Hong Kong Forum: Investment Summit 2011 9 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: Hong Kong and Malta sign tax treaty 8 November 2011
FSTB Press Release: USFST outlines in Zurich ambitions for China's global financial centre 8 November 2011
HKMA Circular: Renminbi (RMB) business - Requirements on position squaring with the RMB Clearing Bank 8 November 2011
SFC Circular to Licensed Corporations in relation to HKMA’s report on consultation on logistical and technical arrangements for the reporting of OTC derivatives transactions to the Hong Kong trade repository [Consultation paper on the proposed regulatory regime for the over-the-counter derivatives market in Hong Kong] 8 November 2011
HKEx New Release: Status Report on New Product and Market Development Initiatives (Status as of 24 October 2011) 8 November 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC proposes amendments to code of conduct to facilitate establishing FDRC 8 November 2011
HKICPA Press Release: Hong Kong and mainland accountants sign joint declaration on convergence of code of ethics 7 November 2011
HK plans ‘bridge building’ to boost offshore renminbi (China Daily) 5 November 2011
FS urges continued caution (news.gov.hk) 4 November 2011
HKMA Circular: Rationale for Selling of Accumulators 31 October 2011
HKEx Press Release: The Exchange Publishes Consultation Conclusions on Review of the Corporate Governance Code and Associated Listing Rules 28 October 2011
SFC Press Release: Communication and co-operation key to financial reforms 28 October 2011
HKMA Executive Director (Monetary Management) Edmond Lau Address: Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market Reforms in Hong Kong 25 October 2011
HKMA Executive Director (Monetary Management) Edmond Lau Address: Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market Reforms in Hong Kong 25 October 2011
FSTB Press Release: Standing Committee on Company Law Reform publishes annual report 24 October 2011
HKMA Circular: Implementation of Enhancements to Basel II 21 October 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx Publishes Consultation Conclusions on the Listing of Debt Issues for Professional Investors Only 21 October 2011
SFC Circular: Circular to issuers of listed debt securities and structured products regarding the application of the Dual Filing regime 21 October 2011
Hong Kong Chief Sees 'High Likelihood' of Global Recession (The Wall Street Journal) 20 October 2011
HK to require net short selling reporting (GFS News) 19 October 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC unveils conclusions and further consults public on short position reporting rules [Consultation Conclusions and Further Consultation] 18 October 2011
HKMA Press Release: Showcasing Hong Kong Offshore Renminbi Business Centre in Spain 18 October 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan Speech: 3Ds: An Era of Awakening? 18 October 2011
Views sought on OTC derivatives rules (news.hk.gov) 17 October 2011
Derivative traders face S.F.C. scrutiny (SCMP) 18 October 2011
HKMA Press Release: Consultation begins on proposed regulatory regime for OTC derivatives market 17 October 2011
SFC Press Release: Consultation begins on proposed regulatory regime for OTC derivatives market [Consultation Paper] 17 October 2011
HKMA Press Release: Promulgation of Administrative Arrangements for Foreign Direct Investments in Renminbi by the Mainland authorities 14 October 2011
FS hails new RMB rules (news.hk.gov) 14 October 2011
Short-sell ban unnecessary: KC Chan (news.hk.gov) 14 October 2011
Regulatory regime boost proposed (news.hk.gov) 14 October 2011
HK to strengthen role as offshore yuan centre - Tsang (Reuters) 12 October 2011
HKEx Rule Update: Rules of the Exchange 12 October 2011
HKEx Rule Update: CCASS Operational Procedures 12 October 2011
HKEx Rule Update: General Rules of CCASS 12 October 2011
SFC Press Release: Short selling activities in Hong Kong 7 October 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC welcomes re-appointment of Chairman and Non-Executive Directors 29 September 2011
SFC chief to stay (news.gov.hk) 29 September 2011
SFC Press Release: Pragmatic approach in embracing global financial regulatory reform 28 September 2011
FST Secretary K C Chan Speech at the Asia-Pacific 2011 Pensions Forum 27 September 2011
HKSAR Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang Speech on the theme: Offshore Renminbi Centre - Reaching New Heights 27 September 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan: Statement to the media 22 September 2011
HKMA Publication: The Premier Offshore Renminbi Business Centre 21 September 2011
HKMA Quarterly Bulletin: featured article: Procyclicality of Loan-loss Provisioning and Systemic Risk in the Hong Kong Banking System 21 September 2011
John Tsang to visit US (news.gov.hk) 18 September 2011
SFC Circular to All Licensed Corporations: Reminder of Importance of Prudent Risk Management and Effective Controls 15 September 2011
HKMA Press Release: London Seminar on Hong Kong as the Offshore RMB Centre for Global Businesses 14 September 2011
SFC FAQs on the Code of Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds 9 September 2011
SFC FAQs on SFC Authorization of UCITS III Funds 9 September 2011
SFC Press Release: Hong Kong’s regulatory platform ready to support new RMB initiatives 7 September 2011
Hong Kong as China's global financial centre (GFS) 5 September 2011
New investor info measures launched (news.hk.gov) 2 September 2011
Dining out on dim sum bonds (SCMP) 29 August 2011
'Dim sums' move up the menu (SCMP) 29 August 2011
HKMA Press Release: Appointment of CEO of Treasury Markets Association 26 August 2011
HKMA Press Release: Appointment of Primary Dealers under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme 25 August 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC proposes takeovers-related rule amendments 24 August 2011
HK Exchanges In JV Talks With Shanghai, Shenzhen Stock Exchanges 18 August 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC sums up progress made towards raising market standards 18 August 2011
SFC Releases Quarterly Report Summarizing Progress on Raising Market Standards 18 August 2011
China's Li Unveils Hong Kong Yuan Measures (The Wall Street Journal) 18 August 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan inSight: Linked Exchange Rate System 15 August 2011
HKEx widens data distribution (news.gov.hk) 11 August 2011
Hong Kong exchange hit by hackers (Financial Times) 10 August 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan Statement to the media 8 August 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC reminds sponsors to exercise reasonable judgment in due diligence 5 August 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Benchmarking: Stress-testing Practices and Liquidity Risk Management [Annex 1 - Sound Practices for Stress-testing] and [Annex 2 - Sound Practices for Liquidity Risk Management] 4 August 2011
FSTB Press Release: HKSAR Government welcomes Central Government's plan to issue RMB sovereign bonds in HK again 3 August 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC welcomes new Chief Executive Officer 1 August 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx Publishes 41st Edition of its Quarterly Publication - Exchange 29 July 2011
SFC defers implementing research report requirements regarding conflicts of interest 29 July 2011
HKMA Research Letter: How Do We Monitor Fund Flows and Foreign Exchange Market Pressures in Hong Kong? 29 July 2011
Hong Kong SFC to name M&A lawyer Alder as head-sources (Reuters) 29 July 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Renminbi (RMB) business – position squaring with the Clearing Bank and net open position 28 July 2011
HKEx reveals ‘urgent’ plan to remain competitive (Financial Times) 28 July 2011
CBRC to step up risk controls on local financing (ChinaDaily) 28 July 2011
China Regulator Targets Nonbank Entities (The Wall Street Journal) 27 July 2011
HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li Speech: On HKEx’s Market Structure Reforms (Summary)
26 July 2011
HKMA Press Release: TMA Announces Code of Conduct and Practice and new Professional Qualification Framework [TMA Code of Conduct and Practice] 21 July 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman Chan inSight Article: Development of Offshore Renminbi Business 19 July 2011
HK and the reminbi route (South China Morning Post) 18 July 2011
CMAB Press Release: Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2011 7 July 2011
HKEx News Release: HKEx Consults Market on the Proposals to Reform HKEx Clearing Houses’ Risk Management Measures [Consultation Paper: HKEx Clearing House Risk Management Reform Measures] 8 July 2011
Risk management consultation starts (news.gov.hk) 8 July 2011
HKEx News Release: HKEx to Introduce T+2 Finality on 25 July 7 July 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx and DCE sign MOU 6 July 2011
Offshore RMB market helps strengthen HK's financial status (China Daily) 5 July 2011
HKEx Notice: Policy on Share Trading Suspension [Policy on Trading Suspension] 30 June 2011
SFC Press Release: Pre-deal research reports to comply with SFC requirements regarding conflicts of interest [consultation conclusions] 30 June 2011
HKEx Information Paper: RMB Equity Trading Support Facility (TSF) 24 June 2011
HKMA Circular: Collection, Use and Transfer of Personal Data for Marketing Purposes 24 June 2011
Hong Kong Corners Offshore RMB Market (Tax-News.com) 24 June 2011
Insurance Authority plan announced (news.gov.hk) 24 June 2011
FSTB Consultation: Proposed Establishment of an Independent Insurance Authority Consultation Conclusions and Detailed Proposals [FAQ] [List of Submissions] 24 June 2011
Exclusive: HKICPA releases comfort letter revisions (IFLR) 23 June 2011
New dual option for yuan IPOs (South China Morning Post) 23 June 2011
HKMA Press Release: Launch of Spot USD/CNY(HK) Fixing 23 June 2011
FST Press Release: Development of Renminbi offshore business centre 22 June 2011
HKEx sees yuan IPO applications in H2 this year (Reuters) 22 June 2011
HKEx Media Briefing on Models for RMB IPOs 22 June 2011
HKEx RMB Equity: Frequently Asked Questions 22 June 2011
Price-sensitive data bill to be gazetted (news.gov.hk) 22 June 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman Chan insight: Hong Kong as an Offshore Renminbi Centre - The HKMA's Roadshow in Moscow 22 June 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC publishes revised draft guidelines on disclosure of inside information 22 June 2011
HKEx updates Guides on the Exchange's Practices and Procedures for Handling Listing-related Matters 20 June 2011
HKMA Guideline: Communication of Supervisory Standards to Boards of Directors 17 June 2011
17 June 2011
DFSA strengthens ties with Reserve Bank of India (AMEinfo.com) 16 June 2011
HKMA Press Release: Luncheon seminar on the use of renminbi in trade and investment held in Russia 15 June 2011
HKMA Publication: Hong Kong the Premier Offshore Renminbi Business Centre 15 June 2011
SFC Circular to Licensed Corporations - Investors likely to face tax obligations in overseas investments 15 June 2011
SFC Frequently Asked Questions relating to Investment-Linked Assurance Schemes 15 June 2011
HKMA Press Release: HKMA Quarterly Bulletin (June 2011 Issue) 14 June 2011
HKMA Norman T.L. Chan Speech: Hong Kong's Development as the Offshore RMB Business Centre 13 June 2011
SFC Frequently Asked Questions on SFC Authorization of UCITS III Funds 13 June 2011
SFC Frequently Asked Questions on Post Authorisation Compliance Issues of SFC-Authorised Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds 13 June 2011
SFC Frequently Asked Questions on the Code of Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds 13 June 2011
HKMA Report on the Range of Methodologies for Risk and Performance Alignment of Remuneration [Encl. BCBS Report - Range of Methodologies for Risk and Performance Alignment of Remuneration] 10 June 2011
H.K. Fails to Appoint New Securities Regulator (Bloomberg) 9 June 2011
SFC Frequently Asked Questions on the Code of Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds 8 June 2011
FST Secretary K C Chan Speech to business executives in Prague 8 June 2011
FSTB Press Release: SFST visits Europe 5 June 2011
SFC Press Release: Interim acting arrangements for Chief Executive Officer post 2 June 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC annual report: reform helps revitalise market [2010-11 Annual Report]
2 June 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC releases papers to enhance transparency of regulatory and supervisory work [Regulatory Framework for Intermediaries] [Approach to Supervision of Intermediaries]
2 June 2011
The Chinese Test Kitchen (The Wall Street Journal) 2 June 2011
SFC Press Release: Appointments and re-appointments to SFC Advisory Committee 1 June 2011
SFC Code of Conduct for Persons Providing Credit Rating Services [Revised forms and notifications] [Updated FAQs] 1 June 2011
HKEx Frequently Asked Questions Series 14 (Related to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers) 31 May 2011
HKEx Frequently Asked Questions (Related to the renminbi equity trading support facility)
30 May 2011
HKEx News Release: HKEx Publishes Consultation Paper on After-Hours Futures Trading Proposal 30 May 2011
Hong Kong tests banks’ ability to survive outflows (Financial Times) 26 May 2011
Hong Kong commission consults on proposal for short position reporting (Fundamentals) 26 May 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC consults on legislation to implement short position reporting
[Consultation on Securities and Futures (Short Position Reporting) Rules] 25 May 2011
FSTB Press Release: Hong Kong enterprises engaged in processing trade operations 25 May 2011
FST Secretary K C Chan Speech: Hong Kong and Shanghai: Internationalisation of RMB Markets 24 May 2011
SFC non-executive director reappointed (news.gov.hk) 23 May 2011
Hong Kong opens new commodities exchange (FINCAD News) 19 May 2011
SFC Frequently Asked Questions on the Code of Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds 19 May 2011
FSTB Press Release: Regulation of banks [Annex] 18 May 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan inSight: Adjustments in Hong Kong Dollar Interest Rates 18 May 2011
HKMA Guideline: Circulars Issued by the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) Regarding Preparation for the full implementation of the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (“UT Code”) and the Code on Investment-Linked Assurance Schemes (“ILAS Code”) [SFC Circular: Preparation for the full implementation of the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (“UT Code”) commencing 25 June 2011] [SFC Circular: Preparation for the full implementation of the Code on Investment-Linked Assurance Schemes (“ILAS Code”) commencing 25 June 2011] 17 May 2011
Hong Kong to Set Up Yuan Fixing Rate (The Wall Street Journal) 14 May 2011
(Chinese) 13 May 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx and TWSE sign MOU on regulatory information sharing 12 May 2011
HKMA Press Release: Legislative amendment on structured products to take effect 11 May 2011
FSTB Press Release: Speculative and high-risk financial products 11 May 2011
FSTB Press Release: Collection of service fees by banks [Annex] 11 May 2011
FSTB Press Release: Hong Kong enterprises engaged in processing trade operations 11 May 2011
HKMA Circular: Renminbi (RMB) Fiduciary Account Arrangement 9 May 2011
Joseph Meyer joins HKEx (news.gov.hk) 9 May 2011
HK offshore Rmb needs streamlined repatriation (IFLR) 5 May 2011
SFC Press Release: Legislative amendment on structured products to take effect 5 May 2011
HKMA Governor Peter Pang Statement at the 44th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting 5 May 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC proposes amendments to the list of exchanges specified in the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules [Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules] 4 May 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx to Introduce Synthetic Futures Trading in its Stock Options Market on 9 May 4 May 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan Statement 28 April 2011
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Peter Pang Remarks 28 April 2011
HKEx Chief Prepares for 'Seismic Change' From China (The Wall Street Journal) 27 April 2011
HKEx, HKMA fast-track offshore RMB market for Institutional Investors (The Asset) 27 April 2011
Reminder issued on RMB trading (news.gov.hk) 26 April 2011
SFC Press Release: Points to note to trade listed renminbi securities in the secondary market 26 April 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC to regulate credit rating agencies from 1 June 2011 21 April 2011
HKMA Press Release: HKMA Annual Report 2010 21 April 2011
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Peter Pang Address: Managing capital flows - the search for a framework 21 April 2011
CMAB Press Release: Report on Further Public Discussions on Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance published 18 April 2011
SFC Circular: Licence Holders Insurance for Exchange Participants 15 April 2011
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Eddie Yue inSight Article: Normalisation of Monetary Conditions 14 April 2011
HKMA Letter: Credit Growth 11 April 2011
Rapid credit growth unsustainable: HKMA (news.gov.hk) 11 April 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC explains features and risks of latest REIT products 8 April 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan Address: Universal Banking - Hong Kong's Perspective 7 April 2011
'Dark pools' under watch (news.gov.hk) 6 April 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Streamlined sales process for investment products 6 April 2011
FSTB Press Release: The competitiveness of the Hong Kong stock exchange 6 April 2011
FSTB Press Release: Taxation issues faced by Hong Kong enterprises 6 April 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx to Provide Free Training Programme to Strengthen ESG Reporting 4 April 2011
IRD Press Release: Hong Kong signs tax treaty with Spain 1 April 2011
BOCHK to launch RMB fiduciary account scheme (China Economic Net) 1 April 2011
SFC Press Release: Appointments to SFC committees 31 March 2011
HKMA Press Release: Launch of Renminbi Fiduciary Account Service 31 March 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx to Launch Basic Market Prices Service 31 March 2011
HKMA Circular: Renminbi (RMB) Fiduciary Account 31 March 2011
SFC Circular Regarding Investor Education on Initial Public Offering (IPO) and Trading of Listed Renminbi (RMB) Securities 29 March 2011
FSTB Press Release: Appointments to Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal 28 March 2011
HKEx Rule Update - Operational Trading Procedures for Options Trading Exchange Participants of the Stock Exchange [Operational Trading Procedures for Options Trading Exchange Participants-marked-up version of the amendments] 28 March 2011
HKEx LISTING DECISION: France an acceptable jurisdiction 25 March 2011
HKMA Press Release: SFC and HKMA welcome Minibond collateral recovery agreement 27 March 2011
HK Government Press Release: Inland Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance 2011 gazetted today
25 March 2011
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Peter Pang Speech: Hong Kong as an offshore renminbi business centre and its business collaboration with Sichuan (Chinese) 25 March 2011
HKEx Revised Checklists and Forms (Main Board) 23 March 2011
RMB market growing well: KC Chan (news.gov.hk) 23 March 2011
SFC Press Release: Hong Kong and Portugal sign tax pact 22 March 2011
SFC CEO Martin Wheatley Address: “What Do Regulators Want From The Trading Marketplace?” 22 March 2011
SFC Press Release: Know how to trade listed renminbi securities 21 March 2011
SFC Circular Regarding Review of Readiness for Listed Renminbi (RMB) Securities Business 21 March 2011
SFC Circular: Checklist to facilitate Participants’ review of readiness for Listed Renminbi (“RMB”) Securities Business 17 March 2011
HKMA Press Release: Showcasing Hong Kong as the offshore renminbi centre 17 March 2011
HKEx Updated Frequently Asked Questions 17 March 2011
Hong Kong to Widen Yuan Center Appeal With Bullion Trade Offer (Bloomberg) 17 March 2011
HKMA Circular: Enhanced Regulatory Requirements on Selling of Investment-Linked Assurance Scheme (ILAS) Products 14 March 2011
SFC Press Release: 2010 survey shows growth in hedge fund assets in Hong Kong 11 March 2011
HKEx Announces Plans for Synthetic Futures Trading in its Stock Options Market 11 March 2011
HKEx News Release: HKEx’s Extended Trading Hours to Begin 7 March 3 March 2011
Arbitration Ordinance to be gazetted (news.gov.hk) 3 March 2011
SFC Press Release: Brokerages reminded to open RMB accounts before 7 March deadline 3 March 2011
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Eddie Yue Remarks: Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre: The China Factor 1 March 2011
SFC / HKEx Joint Briefing Session on Preparation for Listed Renminbi (“RMB”) Securities Business 1 March 2011
Cross-border renminbi trade flourishes (Financial Times) 1 March 2011
Hong Kong to further develop offshore RMB business (People’s Daily Online) 23 February 2011
HKMA Deputy Chief Executive Peter Pang Speech: Hong Kong’s Expanding Role as an Offshore RMB Centre 22 February 2011
HKMA Fund Management Activities Survey 2010 Conducted by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Fund Management Activities Survey 21 February 2011
SFC Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to Specified Stock and Futures Exchanges 21 February 2011
Search opens for SFC chief (news.gov.hk) 19 February 2011
Better credit rating rules broached (news.gov.hk) 19 February 2011
[Gazette Published on Friday, 18/2/2011 No. 7 Vol. 15 - Legal Supplement 2]
HKMA Guideline: Preparation for Potential Listing of Products Denominated in Renminbi (RMB) 19 February 2011
Better credit rating rules broached (news.gov.hk) 18 February 2011
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T.L. Chan inSight: The Exchange Fund and Hong Kong's Currency and Financial Stability 18 February 2011
SFC Press Release: Appointments of SFC’s Board of Directors 15 February 2011
SFC Press Release: SFC quarterly report marks progress towards enhancing market efficiency 15 February 2011
SFC non-executive director named (news.gov.hk) 15 February 2011
SFC Press Release: Market welcomes guidelines on disclosure of inside information 11 February 2011
Hong Kong to provide yuan IPOs this year (China Economic Net) 9 February 2011
HKEx Letter to Issuers: Listing Rule Amendments relating to changes in trading hours 28 January 2011
SFC Research Paper No. 48: A review of the global and local securities markets in 2010 27 January 2011
SFC Press Release: Material errors, omissions in listing application materials raise SFC’s concerns 27 January 2011
27 January 2011
HKMA Guidelines: Implementation of Basel III in Hong Kong 26 January 2011
HKEx Press Release: HKEx Receives Approval to Extend its Trading Hours from 7 March
24 January 2011
HKEx Guidelines: New guidelines on publication of overseas regulatory announcements
21 January 2011
HKMA Press Release: Look beyond renminbi to know how bond market works 20 January 2011
Financial heavyweights gather at AFF to reshape global financial agenda 17 January 2011
Pilot scheme to boost RMB growth (news.gov.hk) 15 January 2011
HKMA Press Release: Pilot scheme for settlement of overseas direct investments in Renminbi 13 January 2011
HKMA Press Release: Self-Assessment of Compliance with the Code of Banking Practice 13 January 2011
HKMA Press Release: Pilot scheme for settlement of overseas direct investments in Renminbi 13 January 2011
HKMA Circular: Self-Assessment of Compliance with the Code of Banking Practice 13 January 2011
RMB settlement scheme welcomed (News.gov.hk) 13 January 2011
RMB trade expands rapidly (News.gov.hk) 12 January 2010
FSTB Press Release: LCQ15: Inland Revenue Ordinance section 39E 12 January 2011
FSTB Press Release: LCQ3: Development of Hong Kong as an offshore Renminbi business centre 12 January 2011
HKEx Press Release: Implementation of HKEx’s Strategic Plan 2010-2012 11 January 2011
HK price differentials create renminbi openings (Financial Times) 10 January 2011
HKMA Circular: Supervisory Policy Manual (SPM) IC-1 “General Risk Management Controls” 31 December 2010
HK ISD News Release: HK-NZ economic deal to start 31 December 2010
HKMA Press Release: Commencement of the Enhanced Deposit Protection Scheme 30 December 2010
HKMA Press Release: Expiry of the Full Deposit Guarantee and the Contingent Bank Capital Facility 30 December 2010
No Easy Ride for Yuan Through Hong Kong (The Wall Street Journal) 27 December 2010
HK ISD News Release: RMB conversion deal to be refined 23 December 2010
HKMA Press Release: Latest developments of Renminbi Business in Hong Kong 23 December 2010
HKMA Chief Executive Norman T. L. Chan Remarks: Briefing on the latest developments of RMB business in Hong Kong 23 December 2010
Renminbi (RMB) cross-border trade settlement and net open position 23 December 2010
HKEx Statement: HKEx Responds to Market Comments on Mutual Recognition of Mainland Standards and Audit Firms 23 December 2010
HKMA Guideline: Selling of Accumulators 22 December 2010
OCI Guidance Note on Reserving for Mortgage Guarantee Business 21 December 2010
SFC Press Release: SFC welcomes appointment of Non-Executive Directors 20 December 2010
SEBI Master Circular on Matters relating to Exchange Traded Derivatives 2 January 2012
RBI Press Release: Inter-connectedness of Banks and NBFCs in India : Issues and Policy Implications: RBI Working Paper Series No. 21 2 January 2012
India lifts restrictions on foreign investors (Financial Times) 2 January 2012
India to Allow Individual Foreign Investors to Buy Local Shares Directly (Bloomberg) 1 January 2012
RBI Notification: Revised Capital Adequacy Framework for Off-Balance Sheet Items for NBFCs-Clarification 30 December 2011
RBI Notification: Issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) 30 December 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI amends Directions on Exchange Traded- IRFs on G-secs To permit Two and Five Years IRFs 30 December 2011
RBI Notification: Exchange-traded Interest Rate Futures #1 30 December 2011
RBI Notification: Exchange-traded Interest Rate Futures #2 30 December 2011
SEBI Circular: Exchange Traded Interest Rate Futures on 2-year and 5-year Notional Coupon Bearing Government of India Security 30 December 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Releases Draft Guidelines on Basel III Capital Regulations 30 December 2011
RBI Notification: Implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations in India - Draft Guidelines 30 December 2011
RBI unveils draft guidelines on Basel III capital norms (IIFL) 30 December 2011
RBI Notification: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) denominated in Indian Rupees (INR) - hedging facilities for non-resident entities 29 December 2011
RBI Notification: StCBs/DCCBs - Deregulation of Interest Rates on NRE Deposits and NRO Accounts 28 December 2011
RBI Notification: Reregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits and Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) Accounts 28 December 2011
RBI Notification: Secondary market transactions in Government Securities - Short Selling 28 December 2011
RBI extends the shortselling period for government bonds to 3 months (The Economic Times) 28 December 2011
RBI Notification: Capital Requirement for banks’ investments in financial entities exempted from Capital Market Exposure 27 December 2011
RBI Notification: Banks' Exposure to Capital Market - Issue of Irrevocable Payment Commitments (IPCs) 27 December 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha Address: Legislative Reforms- Strengthening Banking Sector 26 December 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha Address: Financial Reporting in the context of Financial Stability: A Regulator’s view on Some Accounting Issues 26 December 2011
RBI Notification: Credit Default Swaps - NBFCs as Users 26 December 2011
RBI Notification: Revised Capital Adequacy Framework for Off-Balance Sheet Items for NBFCs 26 December 2011
RBI Notification: Deregulation of Savings Bank Deposit Interest Rate - Guidelines (Modified) 26 December 2011
SEBI Circular: Public issue of Debt Securities- Prohibition on payment of incentives 26 December 2011
Reforms commission looking at uniform legislation for banks (The Hindu) 26 December 2011
RBI Notification: Implementation of the Internal Rating Based (IRB) Approaches for Calculation of Capital Charge for Credit Risk 22 December 2011
RBI Notification: Marginal Standing Facility - Scheme 21 December 2011
MOF Press Release: Moody's upgrades India's sovereign credit ratings 21 December 2011
MOF Press Release: Protocol Amending India-Australia Dtaa Signed; Updated for Effective Exchange of Information on Tax Matters 16 December 2011
RBI Press Release: Mid Quarter Monetary Policy Review: December 2011 16 December 2011
RBI Press Release: Working Group to enhance secondary market liquidity in G-Sec and Interest Rate Derivatives Markets 16 December 2011
RBI Notification: Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits and Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) Accounts 16 December 2011
RBI Press Release: Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings 15 December 2011
RBI Notification: Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings 15 December 2011
SEBI Circular: Guidelines on Outsourcing of Activities by Intermediaries 15 December 2011
Gazette of India: SEBI Notification: (Debenture Trustees) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2011 14 December 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Remarks: Gross financial flows, global imbalances, and crises 13 December 2011
RBI Notification: Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 13 December 2011
FAQ on SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 12 December 2011
RBI Notification: Section 19 of the BR Act, 1949- Investments in subsidiaries and other companies - Guidelines 12 December 2011
RBI Press Release: Milestones in RBI's History: A Newsibition in Mumbai 12 December 2011
RBI Notification: FDI in India - Issue of equity shares under the FDI scheme allowed under the Government route 9 December 2011
RBI Notification: Foreign investment in Pharmaceuticals sector - Amendment to the FDI Scheme 9 December 2011
Views - Credit derivatives make their debut in India (livemint.com) 8 December 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Working Paper Series No. 20 for November 2011 [Credit Channel of Monetary Transmission in India - How Effective and Long is the Lag?] 7 December 2011
Credit-default swaps will catalyse growth of bond markets (The Economic Times) 6 November 2011
Sebi seeks regulator to monitor auditors (The Economic Times) 6 November 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn Address: An assessment of recent macroeconomic developments 3 December 2011
Video - Address by Dr. Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at CFO Summit 2011 organised by CII 3 December 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Speech: Changing contours of monetary policy in India 1 December 2011
RBI Press Release: Introduction of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Corporate Bonds
RBI Circular: Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Corporate Bonds-Reporting Platform
RBI Circular: Prudential Guidelines on Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
RBI Circular: Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Exposure Norms for Credit Default Swaps (CDS) [RBI Guidelines on Credit Default Swaps for Corporate Bonds 23 May 2011]
30 November 2011
RBI Working Paper: QE-II and FII inflows into India - Is there a Connection? 30 November 2011
MOF Press Release: Measures to Control External Capital Flows 29 November 2011
SEBI Circular: Annual System Audit 29 November 2011
RBI Notification: Branch Authorization Policy – Relaxation- opening of Tier 2 branches under general permission 29 November 2011
OECD India - Economic forecast summary (November 2011) 28 November 2011
RBI Executive Director Shri G Padmanabhan Speech: Payment System Issues and Challenges 26 November 2011
RBI Notification: Deregulation of Savings Bank Deposit Interest Rate 25 November 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Haksar Memorial Lecture: Rejigging the Elephant Dance 25 November 2011
SEBI Press Release: SEBI Board meeting 24 November 2011
SEBI Circular: SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (The Regulations) 24 November 2011
IRDA Press Release: IRDA publishes draft proposed IRDA (Licensing of Bancassurance Agents) Regulations 2011 (comment deadline 12 December 2011) 23 November 2011
RBI Notification: Comprehensive Guidelines on Over the Counter (OTC) Foreign Exchange Derivatives – Foreign Currency - INR swaps 23 November 2011
RBI Notification: Deregulation of Savings Bank Deposit Interest Rate - Guidelines 23 November 2011
RBI Notification: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy 23 November 2011
RBI Notification: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy - Parking of ECB proceeds 23 November 2011
RBI Notification: Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits and FCNR(B) Deposits 23 November 2011
RBI Circular: Foreign Investments in Infrastructure Debt Funds 22 November 2011
RBI Notification Banks as sponsors to Infrastructure Debt Funds 21 November 2011
RBI Notification: NBFCs - Infrastructure Debt Funds 21 November 2011
SEBI Circular: Increase in FII debt limit in Government & Corporate debt category 18 November 2011
FII caps on G-Sec, corporate bonds up (Business Standard) 18 November 2011
MOF Press Release: Review of Limits for Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) investments in Government Securities and Corporate bonds 17 November 2011
RBI warns over bias in bank system (Financial Times) 17 November 2011
RBI Notification: Overseas forex trading through electronic / internet trading portals 17 November 2011
India would be impacted by newer regulations: RBI Governor D Subbarao (The Economic Times) 15 November 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Duvvuri Subbarao Address: Financial regulation for growth, equity and stability in the post-crisis world 15 November 2011
RBI Press Release: Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2010-11 14 November 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases “Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India 2010-11 14 November 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Address: Bank Resolution Framework Challenges in the Indian Context 14 November 2011
MFs now allowed to invest in repos (Deccan Herald) 14 November 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty Address Post-Crisis: The New Normal (delivered 8 November 2011) 14 November 2011
RBI Deputy Governor H. R. Khan Financial Inclusion and Financial Stability: Are they two sides of the same coin? 14 November 2011
RBI Executive Director Shri G Padmanabhan Address: Getting ‘IT' Right 14 November 2011
SEBI Circular: Participation of mutual funds in repo in corporate debt securities 11 November 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K. C. Chakrabarty Address: Gearing up for the Competitive Impulse in the Indian Banking in its defining decade (delivered 4 November 2011) 8 November 2011
India did not commit on Direct Taxes Code and Goods and Services Tax at G20 (Indlaw.news) 6 November 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty Address: Gearing up for the competitive impulse in the Indian banking in its defining decade 4 November 2011
RBI Circular: Foreign Direct Investment - Transfer of Shares 4 November 2011
Sebi mulls new rules to curb 'conflict of interest' in market (The Times of India) 7 November 2011
RBI considers SLR holdings for BASEL III (moneycontrol.com) 6 November 2011
Caution against shadow banking, complex structures (Business Line) 6 November 2011
RBI Notification: Foreign Direct Investment - Transfer of Shares 4 November 2011
RBI Notification: Foreign investment in India by SEBI registered FIIs in other securities 3 November 2011
SEBI Press Release: Shri Rajeev Kumar Agarwal takes charge as Whole Time Member, SEBI 3 November 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn Lecture: Growth, Resilience and Reform: Reflections on Post-crisis Policy Challenges 2 November 2011
RBI Notification: Comprehensive Guidelines on Derivatives: Modifications 2 November 2011
RBI Notification: Banks' Exposure to Capital Market - Issue of Irrevocable Payment Commitments (IPCs) 31 October 2011
India deregulates savings interest rates (Financial Times) 25 October 2011
RBI Governor Dr. D. Subbarao Notification: Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2011-12 25 October 2011
SEBI Circular: SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (The Regulations) 24 October 2011
RBI defers operationalisation of CDS guidelines till Nov-end (ZEEBIZ.com) 21 October 2011
RBI Notification: Introduction of Credit Default Swaps for Corporate Bonds: Date for Operationalisation Changed 20 October 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI changes Date for Operationalisation of CDS Guidelines for Corporate Bonds 20 October 2011
RBI Notification: Credit Default Swaps - Derivative under RBI Act, 1934 19 October 2011
RBI Executive Director Shri Deepak Mohanty Article: Inflation - Decoding the Dynamics (published in www.livemint.com) 19 October 2011
RBI Press Release: Two more Members join RBI Board 18 October 2011
Sebi aids structured product investors (livemint.com) 16 October 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty Address: Financial Inclusion and Banks: Issues and Perspectives 14 October 2011
Subbarao Says Inflation Must Ease Before India Can Cut Rates (Bloomberg) 13 October 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty Article: Financial Inclusion - A road India needs to travel (published in www.livemint.com) 12 October 2011
RBI Working Paper Series No. 15: An Empirical Analysis of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction in India 11 October 2011
RBI Press Release: Inflation Threshold in India: An Empirical Investigation 10 October 2011
RBI Working Paper Series No. 17: Why Persistent High Inflation Impedes Growth? An Empirical Assessment of Threshold Level of Inflation for India 10 October 2011
RBI Working Paper Series No. 16: Measures of Core Inflation in India - An Empirical Evaluation by Janak Raj and Sangita Misra 10 October 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn Article: Monetary Policy: Key factors Shaping Trajectory (published in www.livemint.com) 10 October 2011
RBI Governor D. Subbarao Remarks: “Will the Renminbi Eclipse the Dollar?” 7 October 2011
Sebi to study STT impact for stock mkt (expressindia.com) 6 October 2011
OCI FAQs: Establishment of an Independent Insurance Authority 6 October 2011
SEBI Press Release: Three new EDs take charge in SEBI; Departments reallocated 30 September 2011
SEBI Circular: Revisions in FII Investments in corporate debt long term infra category 30 September 2011
SEBI mandates creation of credit rating agency (The Hindu Business Line) 29 September 2011
SEBI Circular: Guidelines for Issue and Listing of Structured Products/ Market Linked Debentures 28 September 2011
SEBI Circular: Filing Offer Documents with SEBI under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 28 September 2011
RBI tightens norms on securitization deals (LiveMint) 28 September 2011
RBI issues revised draft norms for securitisation of loans (Business Standard) 28 September 2011
RBI Deputy Governor H. R. Khan Address: Central Banking in the Post Crisis Era: Experiences and Way Forward 28 September 2011
Financial law reform panel gets going (Business Standard) 28 September 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Speech: Indian Economy: Progress and Prospects 27 September 2011
RBI Press Release: Draft Revised Guidelines on Securitisation Transactions 27 September 2011
Finance ministry's capital markets division may propose to abolish securities transaction tax; to cost govt Rs 7,500 crore a year (The Economic Times) 27 September 2011
New Takeover Code may change corporate India landscape (The Financial Express) 27 September 2011
RBI Circular: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) in Renminbi (RMB) 27 September 2011
RBI Circular: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy - Structured Obligations for infrastructure sector 26 September 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Board Reconstituted 26 September 2011
RBI Circular: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) from the foreign equity holders 26 September 2011
RBI Governor D. Subbarao Comments: Monetary Policy Dilemmas: Some RBI Perspectives 26 September 2011
RBI Circular: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) - Bridge Finance for Infrastructure Sector 23 September 2011
RBI Circular: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for the Infrastructure Sector - Liberalisation 23 September 2011
RBI Circular: External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) - Rationalisation and Liberalisation 23 September 2011
RBI Governor D. Subbarao Speech on Intervention 23 September 2011
RBI Press Release: Broad parameters for banks and NBFCs to set up Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) 23 September 2011
RBI Notification: Returns to be submitted by NBFCs - Revised Formats 22 September 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI liberalises Forex Facilities for Individuals 22 September 2011
MOF Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee Address during BRICS Finance Ministers Meeting 22 September 2011
MOF Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee Address: India’s Continuing Growth Story 21 September 2011
SEBI wants a self-regulatory body to supervise financial advisers (The Economic Times) 19 September 2011
Govt panel to look into banks' capital needs (Business Standard) 18 September 2011
MOF Press Release: FII Investment in Long-term Corporate Debt in Infrastructure Sector Liberalized 13 September 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Working Paper Series for August 2011 [Effects of Recent Financial Crisis on Optimal Asset Allocation of Foreign Exchange Reserves] 8 September 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty Presentation: Financial Inclusion 7 September 2011
RBI to cut reserve ratios to free up bank resource (mydigitalfc.com) 6 September 2011
Direct Taxes Code may come into force from April next year (Press Trust of India) 4 September 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Speech: Monetary Policy Response to Recent Inflation in India 3 September 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K. C. Chakrabarty Address: Agricultural Productivity and Credit- Issues and Way Forward 2 September 2011
RBI Circular: Authorisation Guidelines for Primary Dealers (PDs) 30 August 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Draft Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector 29 August 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Report of the Working Group on the Issues and Concerns in the NBFC Sector 29 August 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha Address: Reflections on regulatory challenges and dilemmas 24 August 2011
RBI panel may propose reserve, provisioning rules for non-banking finance cos (The Economic Times) 29 August 2011
Banks seek more time to enforce derivatives rules (The Economic Times) 29 August 2011
RBI to issue guidelines for Basel III implementation (The Economic Times) 28 August 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Annual Report for 2010-11 25 August 2011
RBI Governor D. Subbarao Address: Corporate Governance of Banks in India In Pursuit of Productivity Excellence 23 August 2011
SEBI Notification in the Gazette of India: Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers Second-Amendment Regulations 2011 17 August 2011
RBI Press Release: FSDC Sub-Committee meeting held today in RBI, New Delhi 16 August 2011
SEBI Notification in the Gazette of India: Registrar to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents Second Amendment Regulations 2011 16 August 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Speech: Changing Inflation Dynamics in India 13 August 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Speech: How does the Reserve Bank of India Conduct its Monetary Policy? 12 August 2011
Sebi for greater oversight of auditors, analysts (Business Standard) 11 August 2011
RBI Notification: Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks 11 August 2011
Sebi allows QFIs' entry in mutual funds (Business Standard) 10 August 2011
SEBI Circular: Short-collection/Non-collection of client margins (Derivatives Segments) 10 August 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI signs MoU with Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority 9 August 2011
RBI Circular: Investment in the units of Domestic Mutual funds 9 August 2011
RBI Press Release: Dr. Subbarao re-appointed RBI Governor for two more years 9 August 2011
RBI Notification: Reverse Repo Window under Liquidity Adjustment Facility and Marginal Standing Facility – Change of Timing 9 August 2011
SEBI Circular: Investment by Foreign Investors in Mutual Fund Schemes 9 August 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Statement on Recent Global Developments 8 August 2011
MOF Press Release: Investment by Foreign Investors in Mutual Fund Schemes 8 August 2011
Capital market changes for investor-friendly operations (The Economic Times) 7 August 2011
RBI Press Release: Smt. Shashi Rekha Rajagopalan, RBI Board Member expires 5 August 2011
RBI Circular: Policy Guidelines for issuance and operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments in India 4 August 2011
RBI Circular: Comprehensive Guidelines on Derivatives: Modifications 2 August 2011
SEBI Circular: SMS and E-mail alerts to investors by stock exchanges 2 August 2011
SEBI Concept Paper on proposed Alternative Investment Funds Regulation for Public Comments 1 August 2011
SEBI Press Release: Allocation of Government debt long term limits to FIIs 29 July 2011
SEBI Press Release: SEBI Board meeting 28 July 2011
RBI Notification: Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers 26 July 2011
RBI Notification: Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Repo and Reverse Repo and Marginal Standing Facility Rates 26 July 2011
MOF Press Release: India- UK Reaffirms their Commitment to Strengthen their Economic and Financial Relations 26 July 2011
RBI Notification: Facilitating Rupee Trade - hedging facilities for non-resident entities 21 July 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn Presentation: Economic Reforms for Sustainable Growth (delivered 23 June 2011) 9 July 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Compendium CD of Articles on State Finances (1950-51 to 2010-11) 7 July 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn Presentation: Striking the Balance between Growth and Inflation in India (delivered 27 June 2011) 7 July 2011
RBI Circular: Investment by banks in liquid/short term debt schemes of mutual funds 5 July 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Address: Statistics in the world of the Reserve Bank of India 5 July 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Address: Statistics in the Reserve Bank of India 5 July 2011
RBI Press Release: Shri Harun Rashid Khan assumes charge as RBI Deputy Governor
4 July 2011
RBI Press Release: Redemption of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) [Circular]
4 July 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty Address: Challenges for next generation banking
25 June 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circular on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings 1 July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circular on Foreign Investment in India 1 July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circular - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Basel I Framework
1 July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Commercial Paper 1 July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers 1 July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circular - Returns to be submitted by NBFCs 1 July 2011
RBI Notification: 1 Master Circular - Corporate Governance July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circulars - Miscellaneous Instructions to All Non-Banking Financial Companies 1 July 2011
RBI Notification: Master Circulars - Miscellaneous Instructions to NBFC- ND-SI 1 July 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty Address: Challenges for Next Generation Banking
30 June 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K. C. Chakrabarty Address: Connecting The Dots 28 June 2011
RBI Governor Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao Oration: India and the Global Financial Crisis What Have We Learnt? 23 June 2011
The taxing issue of FIIs (BusinessLine) 22 June 2011
Fixed income ETFs may soon be available in India (Business Standard) 22 June 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI to put the data on Overseas Direct Investment in the public domain
22 June 2011
RBI Press Release: Professor Suresh Tendulkar, Member on RBI's Central Board, expires
21 June 2011
RBI Press Release: Smt. Shyamala Gopinath lays down office as Deputy Governor 20 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical Report- Grant of prior approval to Bankers to an Issue 20 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical Report- Grant of prior approval to Debenture Trustees 20 June 2011
(comment deadline: 30 June 2011) 21 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical Report - Grant of prior approval to Credit Rating Agencies 17 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical Report - Grant of prior approval to Depository Participants 17 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical report- Grant of prior approval to registrars to an issue and share transfer agents 17 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical report- Grant of prior approval to merchant bankers 17 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical report- Grant of prior approval to underwriters 17 June 2011
India set to open up retail banking (Financial Times) 19 June 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty Address: Challenges and Opportunities in a Trillion Dollar Economy 17 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Periodical report- Grant of prior approval to underwriters 15 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Reporting of Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODIs)/ Participatory Notes(PNs) activity 15 June 2011
India told to relax rules on foreign investment (South China Morning Post) 15 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Standardisation of Rating Symbols and Definitions 15 June 2011
OECD News Release: OECD and India to enhance tax co-operation 15 June 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha Address: Macroprudential Policies: Indian Experience 15 June 2011
OECD News Release: India: Further reforms must ensure strong growth is long-lasting and benefits all 14 June 2011
Former RBI Governor Dr. Y.V. Reddy Speech: Financial Stability: Some Issues10 June 2011
BIS General Manager Jaime Caruana Speech: Monetary policy in a world with macroprudential policy delivered in Kerala 10 June 2011
RBI Notification: Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Banks 10 June 2011
RBI Notification: Remittance of assets by foreign nationals - Opening of NRO Accounts 9 June 2011
RBI Press Release: Board of Directors of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) meets in India 9 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Pre- funded instruments / Electronic fund transfers 9 June 2011
OECD to publish Economic Survey of India on 14 June 2011 8 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Redemption of Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) into Underlying Equity Shares 3 June 2011
RBI Notification: Internal Vigilance in Private Sector/foreign Banks 2 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Liquidity Enhancement Schemes for Illiquid Securities in Equity Derivatives Segment 2 June 2011
SEBI Circular: Liquidity Enhancement Schemes for Illiquid Securities in Equity Derivatives Segment 2 June 2011
RBI Notification: Guidelines for Accounting of Repo / Reverse Repo Transactions-Clarification 30 May 2011
MOF Press Release: India and Tanzania Signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement 30 May 2011
MOF Press Release: India and Ethiopia Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement 27 May 2011
RBI Notification: Review of Guidelines on entry of NBFCs into Insurance Business 27 May 2011
RBI Notification: Overseas Direct Investment - Liberalisation / Rationalisation 27 May 2011
India Weighs Wider Door for Foreign Banks (The Wall Street Journal) 26 May 2011
RBI Notification: StCBs/DCCBs - Setting up of Central Electronic Registry under the SARFESAI Act, 2002 25 May 2011
RBI Notification: Finance for and Loans/Advances against IDRs 25 May 2011
OECD Economic forecast summary India 25 May 2011
FIIs allowed to buy CDS; trade to start in October (livemint.com) 25 May 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Guidelines on Introduction of CDS for Corporate Bonds 24 May 2011
RBI Notification: Guidelines on Credit Default Swaps (CDS) for Corporate Bonds 24 May 2011
RBI Notification: 'Fit and Proper' Criteria for Directors on the Boards of Banks 23 May 2011
Non-residents too face capital gains tax (The Hindu Business Line) 21 May 2011
RBI Notification: Hedging IPO flows by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) under the ASBA mechanism 20 May 2011
RBI Notification: Forward cover for Foreign Institutional Investors - Rebooking of cancelled contracts 20 May 2011
SEBI Circular: Option to hold units in demat form 19 May 2011
RBI Notification: Enhancement of Rates of Provisioning for Non-Performing Assets and Restructured Advances 18 May 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI amends Guidelines on OTC Forex Derivatives 16 May 2011
SEBI Circular: Self Clearing Member in the Currency Derivatives Segment 13 May 2011
SEBI Circular: Reporting of Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODIs)/ Participatory Notes (PNs) activity 12 May 2011
RBI Circular: Regulatory and Audit Compliance 11 May 2011
(comments due by 9 June 2011) 10 May 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Comments Policy Discipline and Spillovers in an Inter-connected Global Economy 10 May 2011
RBI Notification: Marginal Standing Facility - Scheme 9 May 2011
RBI Circular: Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 9 May 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Comments: Central Bank Governance Issues Some RBI Perspectives 9 May 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Winter 2010 Issue of its Occasional Papers 5 May 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn Address: Regulatory Perspectives on Derivatives Markets in India 4 May 2011
RBI Notification: Policy Guidelines for issuance and operation of Prepaid Instruments in India 4 May 2011
RBI steps to boost trading in corporate bond futures (Business Standard) 4 May 2011
RBI to extend short sale period of G-sec to 3-months (moneycontrol.com) 4 May 2011
Soon, RBI will decide salaries of foreign banks' honchos (Business Standard) 3 May 2011
India Raises Rates By More Than Analysts’ Forecast on Inflation (Bloomberg) 3 May 2011
IRDA Circular: Compliance with Corporate Governance Guidelines (“CG Guidelines”) 2 May 2011
RBI Notification: Opening of Escrow Accounts for FDI transactions 2 May 2011
RBI Notification: Pledge of shares for business purposes 2 May 2011
RBI Notification: Issue of Irrevocable Payment Commitment to Stock Exchanges on behalf of MFs and FIIs 29 April 2011
RBI Notification: Foreign investments in India by SEBI registered FIIs in other securities
29 April 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Discussion Paper on Deregulation of Savings Bank Deposit Rate 28 April 2011
RBI Circular: Implementation of the Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA) for Calculation of Capital Charge for Operational Risk [Guidelines on Advanced Measurement Approach]
27 April 2011
RBI Notification: Provisioning Coverage Ratio for Advances 27 April 2011
SEBI Circular: Review of Annual Issuers’ charges 27 April 2011
SEBI Press Release: Shri U. K. Sinha elected Chairman, Asia- Pacific Regional Committee, IOSCO 26 April 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Remarks: Global challenges, global solutions - some remarks
16 April 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Statement: The IMF and latest economic developments in the Indian Subcontinent 16 April 2011
RBI Governor Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao Intervention: The Global Economy and Framework
15 April 2011
BSE Press Release: Bombay Stock Exchange Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Osaka Securities Exchange 7 April 2011
RBI Notification: Overseas forex trading through electronic / internet trading portals 8 April 2011
SEBI Circular: Limitation period for filing an arbitration reference 7 April 2011
RBI Notification: Operation of deposit account with NBFCs and money mules 5 April 2011
RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty Address: Linking Entrepreneurship with Credit - The Role of Financial System 4 April 2011
RBI eyes larger corporate bond market (GSF News) 4 April 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI introduces Working Paper Series 1 April 2011
RBI Working Paper 2: The Implications of Renminbi Revaluation on India’s Trade - A Study
1 April 2011
OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - India Country Note April 2011
RBI Official: Multiple Instruments Can Enhance Monetary Policy Transmission
(NASDAQ) 1 April 2011
Sebi forms panel on corporate bond market (Business Standard) 31 March 2011
SEBI Circular: FII Investment in corporate bonds infra long term category 31 March 2011
RBI Circular: NBFCs not to be Partners in Partnership firms 30 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Dissemination of further information about FII activity - Discontinuance of Reporting 29 March 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Speech: Frontier Issues on the Global Agenda Emerging Economy Perspective 29 March 2011
RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty Speech: Economic and financial developments in the northeastern states 24 March 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn: Financial inclusion - a consumer centric view
21 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Addendum to Circular no. Cir/ISD/1/2011 dated March 23, 2011 24 March 2011
SEBI Press Release: Advice to Intermediaries 23 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Unauthenticated news circulated by SEBI Registered Market Intermediaries through various modes of communication 23 March 2011
RBI Notification: FIMMDA accredited brokers for transactions in OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Market 18 March 2011
RBI Notification: Exchange Traded Interest Rate Futures (IRFs) - UCBs 17 March 2011
Listing of securitised debt instruments allowed (The Hindu) 17 March 2011
17 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Listing Agreement for Securitized Debt Instruments 16 March 2011
RBI Notification: Accreditation of brokers in OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Market 16 March 2011
BSE Media Release: BSE inks agreement with International Securities Exchange to launch derivatives products in India 15 March 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Dr K C Chakrabarty Address: Banking and Beyond: New Challenges before Indian Financial System 15 March 2011
SEBI Press Release: Allocation of limits to FIIs/sub-accounts investment debt limit through bidding process 16 March 2011
Nomura Starts India Govt Bond Index (emii.com) 10 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Usage of Load Account 9 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Allocation of Government debt long term and corporate debt - old investment limits to FIIs 8 March 2011
SEBI Circular: Futures on 91-day Government of India Treasury-Bill 8 March 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI sets up Working Group to examine Issues relating to NBFC Sector 7 March 2011
RBI Notification: Exchange-traded Interest Rate Futures 7 March 2011
IMF Working Paper: Bank Ownership and the Effects of Financial Liberalization: Evidence from India March 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI defers Implementation of Compensation Guidelines 23 February 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI places Draft Guidelines on Introduction of CDS for Corporate Bonds for Public Comments 23 February 2011
SEBI Circular Securities and Exchange Board Of India (Credit Rating Agencies ) Regulations, 1999, as amended up to March 19, 2010 22 February 2011
Securities and Exchange Board Of India (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999, as amended up to March 19, 2010 22 February 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Advisory on Overseas Forex Trading through Electronic / Internet Trading Portals 21 February 2011
India: RBI Moots Incorporation Of WOS By Foreign Banks (Mondaq) 18 February 2011
Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath Address: Approach to Capital Account Management - Shifting Contours 18 February 2011
RBI Notification: Prudential norms on investment in Zero Coupon Bonds 18 February 2011
SEBI Press Release: Shri U K Sinha takes charge as Chairman 18 February 2011
SEBI Press Release: SEBI hosts 2nd XBRL Asian workshop and National Conference on XBRL 18 February 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Dr K C Chakrabarty Address: Beyond CBS : Fast Forward to Banking 2.0! 18 February 2011
RBI Notification: All Deposit Taking NBFCs - CRAR Fifteen percent w.e.f March 31, 2012 17 February 2011
RBI Notification: All Deposit Taking NBFCs - CRAR Fifteen percent w.e.f March 31, 2012 17 February 2011
Draft eXtensible Business Reporting Language Taxonomy for Mutual Funds 15 February 2011
SEBI Press Release: Launch of Data Ware Housing and Business Intelligence System at SEBI
14 February 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Dr K C Chakrabarty Speech: Introduction of IFRS- Issues and Challenges 11 February 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI issues FAQs on Core Investment Companies 11 February 2011
India's Bond Market Needs to Bulk Up (Bloomberg) 10 February 2011
SEBI Circular: Arbitration mechanism of stock exchanges - Applicability of the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 9 February 2011
RBI Notification: Recognition of Permanent Diminution in the Value of Investments in Banks' Subsidiaries / Joint Ventures 4 February 2011
RBI Revised Internal Control Guidelines 4 February 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Monsoon 2010 Issue of its Occasional Papers 3 February 2011 Including:
- RBI Article: Global Crisis, Fiscal Response and Medium-term Risks to Inflation in India
- RBI Special Notes: Profitability of Foreign Banks vis-a-vis Other Bank Groups in India - A Panel Data Analysis
- RBI Special Notes: Macroeconomic Forecasting using Dynamic Factor Models
- Book Review: The Economic Crisis and The State of Economics
RBI Press Release: Survey of Professional Forecasters : Results of the Fourteenth Round (Q3:2010-11) 2 February 2011
RBI Press Release: Shri Karuppasamy takes charge as New Executive Director at Reserve Bank of India 2 February 2011
RBI Circular: Recognition of Permanent Diminution in the Value of Investments in Banks' Subsidiaries / Joint Ventures 1 February 2011
RBI Notification: Recognition of permanent diminution in the value of investments in banks’ subsidiaries/joint ventures 31 January 2011
RBI Governor Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao Speech: Implications of the Expansion of Central Bank Balance Sheets 31January 2011
FSS Special Issue: Supervision of Electronic Financial Services in Korea 24 January 2011
Foreign bank arms to face no additional tax (The Economic Times) 29 January 2011
27 January 2011
Short selling skyrockets in India’s cash market (Fundamentals) 26 January 2011
CNBC-TV18 Poll: RBI may hike repo, reverse repo by 25 bps (CNBC-TV 18 News Center)
23 January 2011
India cbank tightens Tier I, II bond issue norms (Reuters) 21 January 2011
RBI Discussion Paper- Presence of foreign banks in India
21 January 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Releases Report of Working Group on Information Security, Electronic Banking, Technology Risk Management and Cyber Frauds 21 January 2011
RBI Notification: Regulatory Capital Instruments - Step up option 20 January 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI releases Report of the Sub-Committee of its Central Board of Directors to study Issues and concerns in the MFI Sector 19 January 2011
SEBI Press Release: Discussion Paper on outsourcing of activities related to Intermediation Services 19 January 2011
RBI Press Release: Anand Sinha takes over as RBI Deputy Governor 19 January 2011
RBI Press Release: RBI Measures to extend Credit Support to Micro Finance Institutions
19 January 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Address: Emerging Trends in Payment Systems and Challenges
19 January 2011
Sebi seeks more details from FIIs (Business Standard) 18 January 2011
RBI Notification: UCBs - Accounting Procedure for investments - Settlement Date Accounting
18 January 2011
RBI Notification: Centralised Funds Management System (CFMS) - Extension of timings
18 January 2011
SEBI Circular: Reporting of Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODIs)/ Participatory Notes (PNs) activity 17 January 2011
SEBI Press Release: SEBI to host 2nd XBRL Asian Workshop and a National Conference on XBRL 17 January 2011
SEBI Circular: Introduction of Derivative Contracts on Foreign Stock Indices 11 January 2011
RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath Address: Centrality of banks in the financial system 8 January 2011
RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao Speech: Dilemmas in central bank communication – some reflections based on recent experience 7 January 2011
SEBI Master Circular for Mutual Funds 7 January 2011
RBI Notification: Guidelines on the Base Rate 6 January 2011
RBI Draft Guidelines: Implementation of the Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA) for Calculation of Capital Charge for Operational Risk 6 January 2011
SEBI Circular: Arbitration Mechanism in Stock Exchanges - Limitation Period 6 January 2011
India: Rapid Growth with Promising Medium-term Prospects (IMF Survey Magazine)
5 January 2011
RBI to decide the shape of Indian banking (Financial Times) 5 January 2011
RBI Notification: Enhancing the scope of Speed Clearing 4 January 2011
SEBI Circular: Modifications to client code post trade execution 3 January 2011
IMF Working Paper: India's financial globalisation January 2011
The Impact Of India’s Direct Tax Code (Financier Worldwide) January 2011
SEBI Master Circular for Stock Exchanges and Depositories 31 December 2010
SEBI Master Circular for Stock Exchange - Cash Market 31 December 2010
SEBI Master circular for Exchange Traded Derivatives (Note:SEBI link not functioning at time of publication) 31 December 2010
SEBI Master Circular for Depositories 31 December 2010
MOF Press Release: The first meeting of the Financial Stability Development Council (FSDC) 31 December 2010
RBI Press Release: RBI Releases Gist of Comments on the Discussion Paper on Entry of New Banks in the Private Sector 23 December 2010
SEBI Notification: (FOREIGN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS,
2010 21 December 2010
Indonesia opens to infrastructure spending (Financial Times) 16 December 2011
BI Press Release: Fitch Rating Upgraded Indonesia to Investment Grade 15 December 2011
Indonesia regains investment grade status (Financial Times) 15 December 2011
BI Press Release: Bank Indonesia hosts Seminar on Outlook for Islamic Banking in 2012 14 December 2011
BI News: The Direction of Bank Indonesia Monetary and Banking Policy for 2012 9 December 2011
BI Governor Darmin Nasution Speech: Building Efficient Equilibrium towards Sustainable Growth 9 December 2011
BI Press Release: Bank Indonesia and the Banking Industry promote Financial Inclusion 25 November 2011
The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper: Do crises catalyze creative destruction? Firm-level evidence from Indonesia November 2011
Indonesia approves new regulator to oversee banks (Reuters) 27 October 2011
Indonesia Tussle Over Financial Body Ends as Government Prevails (Bloomberg) 22 October 2011
Investors in Indonesia's thriving banking sector face new restrictions on their shareholdings (EIU) 11 October 2011
MOF Press Release: Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of G-20 Countries Agree on Strengthening the Global 7 October 2011
Indonesia banks fear results of proposed rules (Financial Times) 4 August 2011
Indonesia eyes ownership limits for banks (Financial Times) 3 August 2011
BI Press Release: G-20 Deputies’ Meeting 13 July 2011
BI News: Announcement of JIBOR Launching in Bank Indonesia’s website 11 July 2011
OECD Economic forecast summary - Indonesia 25 May 2011
BI Press Release: Economic Report on Indonesia 2010 12 April 2011
BI News Standard & Poor’s Upgraded Indonesia’s Sovereign Credit Rating 11 April 2011
OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - Indonesia Country Note April 2011
OECD Review of Regulatory Reform in Indonesia (presentations of the working group on 9 February 2011) 18 March 2011
BI Press Release: Fitch Assigns Positive Outlook to Indonesia’s BB+ Ratings 24 February 2011
BI Press Release: G-20 Discuss Improving the International Monetary System 24 February 2011
Indonesia regulator delay creates uncertainty among banks (Reuters) 24 January 2011
MOF News: Indonesia as the Main Destination of Capital Inflow 21 January 2011
MOF News: Indonesia is Optimistic to Reach Investment Grade In 2011 19 January 2011
MOF News: Indonesia Could Still Faces the Risk of Capital Inflow and the Rate of Inflation 18 January 2011
BI Press Release: Moody’s Upgraded Indonesia’s Sovereign Credit Rating to Ba1/stable outlook 17 January 2011
Policy Board Member Sayuri Shirai Speech: Growing Uncertainty over the European Sovereign Debt Issues 26 December 2011
China, Japan to push direct yuan-yen trading (Financial Post) 26 December 2011
BOJ Press Release: Establishment of Temporary Bilateral Liquidity Swap Arrangements with Five Central Banks 21 December 2011
FSA Press Release: Notice of International Conference on Asian Market Integration and Financial Innovation 20 December 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: A Macroeconomic Approach to Corporate Capital Structure 20 December 2011
BOJ Press Release: Launch of the Bank of Japan Twitter Accounts 16 December 2011
TSE New Release: Tokyo Stock Exchange and NYSE Euronext Sign Master Agreement Regarding Mutual Network Connection 7 December 2011
IMF Working Paper: Assessing the Risks to the Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Market December 2011
FSA News: Overview of major banks' financial results as of September 30, 2011 9 December 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Seiji Nakamura Speech: Japan's Monetary Policy and Developments in Economic Activity and Prices 9 December 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi Speech: Recent Financial and Economic Developments and Challenge of Revitalizing Japan's Economy (delivered 22 November 2011) 6 December 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Kiyohiko G Nishimura Speech: Overseas economies under persistent stress, and the current situation and challenges for Japan’s economy 30 November 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Ryuzo Miyao Speech: A macroprudential perspective in the conduct of monetary Policy 30 November 2011
BOJ News Release: Coordinated Central Bank Action to Address Pressures in Global Money Markets 30 November 2011
FSA publishes English translation of Annual Supervisory Policy for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc. for Program Year 2011 29 November 2011
FSA publishes English translation of Annual Supervisory Policy for Insurance Companies, etc. for Program Year 2011 29 November 2011
FSA publishes English translation of Annual Supervisory Policy for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2011 29 November 2011
FSA publishes English translation of The Basic Policy and Plan for Financial Inspections in Program Year 2011 29 November 2011
FSA publishes English translation of Annual Supervisory Policy for Major Banks for Program Year 2011 29 November 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Speech: Japan's Economy: Current Situation, Outlook, and Challenges 28 November 2011
OECD Japan - Economic forecast summary (November 2011) 28 November 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Kiyohiko G. Nishimura Speech: Financial Factors in Commodity Markets 28 November 2011
TSE and Osaka exchanges confirm merger (Financial Times) 22 November 2011
BOJ Working Paper Series: The Quarterly Japanese Economic Model (Q-JEM): 2011 Version 18 November 2011
IMF Working Paper: Bank of Japan’s Monetary Easing Measures: Are They Powerful and Comprehensive? November 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Address: What Is So Special about Financial Innovation? 14 November 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Speech: The Outlook and Challenges for Japan's Economy 31 October 2011
BOJ Research Paper: Responses to the Great East Japan Earthquake by Payment and Settlement Systems and Financial Institutions in Japan 27 October 2011
FSA News Release: FSA extends temporary measures regarding restrictions on short selling and purchase of own stocks by listed companies 24 October 2011
BOJ Press Release: The Bank of Japan and the Bank of Korea Announce an Increase in the Size of the Yen-Won Swap Arrangement 19 October 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Ryuzo Miyao Speech: Economic Activity, Prices, and Monetary Policy (delivered 14 September2011) 30 September 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Address: Insurance Companies and the Financial System: A Central Bank Perspective 30 September 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Kiyohiko G. Nishimura Speech Macro-Prudential Policy Framework from an Asian Perspective 30 September 2011
BOJ Working Paper Series: How much Asymmetry is there in Bond Returns and Exchange Rates? 9 September 2011
Policy Board Member Hidetoshi Kamezaki Speech Recent Economic and Financial Developments in Japan (delivered 27 July 2011) 6 September 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: Bubbles, Banks, and Financial Stability September 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: Collateral Crises September 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: International Recessions September 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: International Liquidity: The Fiscal Dimension September 2011
More BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series are available
BOJ Working Paper Series: Rebalancing China's Economic Growth (Chinese Version) 25 August 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper: A Reassessment of Japan's Big Bang Financial Regulatory Reform 22 August 2011
OECD STI Working Papers: Opening Japan: Comparisons with Other G20 Countries and Lessons Learned from International Experience 22 August 2011
BOJ Working Paper Series: Asian Financial Linkage: Macro-Finance Dissonance 10 August 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Seiji Nakamura Speech: Japan's Monetary Policy and Developments in Economic Activity and Prices (delivered 2 June 2011) 5 August 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Yoshihisa Morimoto Speech: Economic Activity and Prices in Japan and Monetary Policy (delivered 23 June 2011) 1 August 2011
BOJ Press Release: Third Tripartite Governors’ Meeting among PBC, BOJ and BOK 29 July 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Speech: Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy July 25, 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Statement: The Bank's Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control 13 July 2011
BOJ Working Paper Series: Rebalancing China's Economic Growth: Some Insights from Japan's Experience July 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: Bank Overleverage and Macroeconomic Fragility, Accounting for the Decline in the Velocity of Money in the Japanese Economy and Detrimental Effects of Retention Regulation: Incentives for Loan Screening in Securitization under Asymmetric Information July 2011
OECD Press Release: Rintaro Tamaki named as OECD Deputy Secretary-General 7 July 2011
BOJ Report: Japan's Balance of Payments for 2010 7 July 2011
FSA Announcement of the English version of the Inspection Manual for Deposit-Taking Institutions 1 July 2011
TOKYO AIM revises “Q&A about the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market” 1 July 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Speech: How to Address Tail Risks 28 June 2011
FSA Press Release: The FSA publishes drafts of the amended Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and the amended Ordinance on Financial Instruments Business for public comment (comments due by 25 July 2011) (Japanese) 24 June 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Kiyohiko G. Nishimura Speech: Population Ageing, Macroeconomic Crisis and Policy Challenges 21 June 2011
FSA Minister for Financial Services Shozaburo Jimi Announcement: Considerations on the Application of IFRS 21 June 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper: Measuring International Business Cycles by Saving for a Rainy Day 20 June 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Money, Government Securities and A Central Bank: Interdependency of Confidence 16 June 2011
TOKYO AIM News: TOKYO AIM revises “Q&A about the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market 10 June 2011
FSA Press Release: FSA and ESMA exchanged the letters regarding credit rating agencies 6 June 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Speech: Bubbles, Demographic Change and Natural Disasters 1 June 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper: Measuring International Business Cycles by Saving for a Rainy Day June 2011
OECD Economic forecast summary - Japan 25 May 2011
House of Councillors of the National Diet of Japan passes a Bill amending the Law on Special Measures for Industrial Revitalization (Japanese) 18 May 2011
Tokyo AIM Press Release: TOKYO AIM Announces Framework for the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market 17 May 2011
BOJ Announcement: Outline for the Relaxation of the Collateral Eligibility Standards for Debt of Companies in Disaster Areas 28 April 2011
BOJ Announcement: Outline for the Funds-Supplying Operation to Support Financial Institutions in Disaster Areas 28 April 2011
FSA Press Release: FSA Vice Commissioner for International Affairs appointed Chairman of IOSCO's Technical Committee 22 April 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Kiyohiko G. Nishimura Speech: The Current State of Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy Stance 21 April 2011
Review for Further Establishing Japan's Fails Practice 21 April 2011
OECD Publication: Japan's economic outlook following the 11 March 2011 Earthquake 21 April 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Remarks: Great East Japan Earthquake: Resilience of Society and Determination to Rebuild 14 April 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Statement: The Bank's Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control 12 April 2011
BOJ Policy Member Board Tadao Noda Speech: Recent Economic and Financial Developments and the Conduct of Monetary Policy (delivered 3 March 2011) 8 April 2011
BOJ Chairman’s Statement on Monetary Policy 7 April 2011
OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - Japan Country Note April 2011
BOJ Press Release: Suspension of Publication of the March 2011 Financial System Report 30 March 2011
BOJ Working Paper Series: Changes in the Federal Reserve Communication Strategy - A Structural Investigation 30 March 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Ryuzo Miyao Speech Economic Activity and Prices in Japan and Monetary Policy 23 March 2011
BOJ Announcement: Statement by the Governor 18 March 2011
Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors 17 March 2011
OECD Publication: The Tohoku Pacific earthquake: Economic consequences 15 March 2011
Earthquake in the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku Region (Seventh Earthquake Report) 14 March 2011
BOJ Press Release: Earthquake in the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku Region (Fifth Earthquake Report) 12 March 2011
BOJ Press Release: Earthquake in the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku Region (Fourth Earthquake Report) 12 March 2011
BoJ pledges liquidity to cope with disaster (Financial Times) 11 March 2011
Earthquake? Tokyo and Osaka Exchanges to Merge (Securities Technology Monitor) 11 March 2011
BOJ Governor Shirakawa Speech: 150 Years of Innovation and Challenges in Monetary Control 9 March 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Hidetoshi Kamezaki Speech: Recent Economic and Financial Developments in Japan (delivered 2 February 2011) 8 March 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Nishimura Remarks: A Central Banker's Perspective on the International Monetary System (delivered 4 March 2011) 5 March 2011
The JFTCas invites public comment on planned amendments to implementing regulations and guidelines on merger filings (Japanese) 4 March 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Miyako Suda Speech: The Current Situation of and Outlook for Japan's Economy and the Conduct of Monetary Policy (delivered 1 December 2010) 4 March 2011
Tokyo AIM Press Release: TOKYO AIM Announces Draft Rules for the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market 2 March 2011
BOJ Governor Shirakawa Remarks: Global Imbalances and Current Account Imbalances (delivered 18 February 2011) 24 February 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi Speech: Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy
23 February 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Article: Global Imbalances and Current Account Imbalances (Contributed to Banque de France, Financial Stability Review, February 2011) 18 February 2011
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Speech: Toward a revitalization of Japan’s economy 7 February 2011
BOJ Policy Board Member Seiji Nakamura Speech: Japan's Monetary Policy and Developments in Economic Activity and Prices (delivered 25 November 2010) 3 February 2011
BOJ Press Release: On the Renewal of the Bank of Japan Web Site 31 January 2011
TSE Consultation Document: Development of Listing Rules and Frameworks for JDR-wrapped ETNs (comment deadline: 27 February 2011)
28 January 2011
FSA Press Release: “The Action Plan for the New Growth Strategy” 28 January 2011
S&P cuts Japan sovereign rating (Reuters) 27 January 2011
FSA Press Release: FSA extends temporary measures regarding restrictions on short selling and purchase of own stocks by listed companies 21 January 2011
FSA Press Release: The Financial Services Agency (FSA), Financial System Council, Disclosure System Working Group has published a paper on the development of the rules on rights offering (Japanese) 19 January 2011
Renewal of the Bank of Japan Web Site 14 January 2011
BOJ Deputy Governor Kiyohiko G. Nishimura Remarks - This Time May Truly Be Different: Balance Sheet Adjustment under Population Ageing 7 January 2011
BOJ Governor Kiyohiko G Nishimura Speech: This time may truly be different - balance sheet adjustment under population ageing 7 January 2011
BOJ IMES Discussion Paper Series: Will a Growth Miracle Reduce Debt in Japan? January 2011
IMF Working Paper: The Impact of Fiscal Consolidation and Structural Reforms on Growth in Japan January 2011
Japan tightens short selling rules (Financial Times) 27 December 2010
BOJ Working Paper Series: Measuring Potential Growth with an Estimated DSGE Model of Japan's Economy 28 December 2010
FSA Financial Research Center: Notice of International Conference on the Role of the Financial Sector in Promoting Economic Growth in Asia 27 December 2010
Japan to curb short-selling ahead of public offerings (Reuters) 24 December 2010
20 December 2010
FSA Press Release: FSA publishes English translation of Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2010 20 December 2010
BOJ Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi Speech: Challenges for Japan’s financial system after the financial crisis 10 December 2010
BOJ Policy Board Member Yoshihisa Morimoto Speech: Economic activity and prices in Japan and monetary policy 9 December 2010
Korea:
Bond market for small firms to open next year (The Korea Herald) 26 December 2011
Announcement of Ministry of Strategy and Finance Regarding the Death of Kim Jong-il 19 December 2011
Korean hedge funds to debut this week (The Korea Herald) 18 December 2011
FSC Press Release: Early Repayment of Bank Recapitalization Fund 14 December 2011
FSS Press Release: Registration of Foreign Funds since FSCMA 7 December 2011
FSC Press Release: Best Practice Guidelines for Hedge Funds and Prime Brokers 6 December 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea's strategies for better economic cooperation with Southeast Asia 6 December 2011
MOSF Press Release: OECD Economic Outlook for Korea 28 November 2011
BOK Press Release: Proceedings of Economic Review Meeting 25 November 2011
Korean banks need more deleveraging in Basel III climate: Wellink (Yonhap News Agency) 21 November 2011
FSS News Release: Fn Hub Korea releases foreigner’s guide to insurance transactions 18 November 2011
MOSF Press Release: Joint Ministerial Statement of 18th APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting 10 November 2011
FSC Press Release: FSC Lifts Temporary Ban on Short Selling of Non-financial Stocks 8 November 2011
FSS Governor Kwon Hyouk-Se Address to the AmCham Korea General Membership Meeting 26 October 2011
FSC Press Release: REVISION OF REGULATION ON INVESTIGATION OF CAPITAL MARKETS 4 November 2011
FSS Press Release: Fn Hub Korea to hold 2011 Financial Hub Conference 2 November 2011
FSS Press Release: Action Measures to Improve Securities Underwriting Practices 2 November 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea and China Expand Currency Swap 26 October 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea Ranked 8th Worldwide in Doing Business Rankings 20 October 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea, Japan to Expand Currency Swap to US$70 million 20 October 2011
FSC Press Release: Proposed Revision of Regulations on Financial Investment Services 10 October 2011
FSC Press Release: Revision of Enforcement Decree of the FSCMA Has Been Approved at Cabinet Meeting 29 September 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea, China to Hold 10th Finance Ministers' Meeting 16 September 2011
FSC Chairman Kim Seok-Dong Address: Korea's Financial Sector Development and Key Policies Ahead 15 September 2011
South Korea To Tax Foreign Investors In Kimchi Bonds (Tax-News) 9 September 2011
FSC Press Release: Hotline Established among Financial Authorities in Korea, China and Japan 5 September 2011
BOK Press Release: Future Plans in Follow-up to Revision of the Bank of Korea Act 31 August 2011
BOK Governor Kim Choongsoo's Live Interview with Reuters 27 August 2011
BOK Governor Kim Choongsoo's Live Interview with Bloomberg 27 August 2011
External debt nears $400B Economists worry that foreign holdings worsen volatility (JoongAng Daily) 24 August 2011
KRX Publication: 2011 Introduction to Trading at KRX Stock Markets 23 August 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea's Overseas Direct Investment Up 131.8 Percent in H1 2011 22 August 2011
IMF Working Paper: Financial Linkages across Korean Banks August 2011
FSS Press Release: Summary of discussions between FSS governor and heads of foreign financial firms 12 August 2011
FSS Press Release: FSS Governor Meeting with Heads of Foreign Financial Companies 12 August 2011
Korea considers options to stem stock volatility (The Korea Herald) 12 August 2011
MOSF Press Release: Foreign Currency Liquidity in Good Shape - Meeting on Financial Market After US Credit Downgrade 10 August 2011
South Korea “prohibits” short selling for 3 months (Fundamentals) 9 August 2011
FSC Press Release: Temporary Ban on Short Selling 9 August 2011
MOSF Press Release: Government to Strengthen Financial Monitoring, Increase Cooperation with BOK, FSC, FSS 8 August 2011
MOSF Press Release: G20 Issues Joint Statement on Global Financial Market Situation 8 August 2011
MOSF Press Release: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation 5 August 2011
IMF Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of Korea 4 August 2011
South Korea Introduces Bank Levy (TAX-NEWS.com) 2 August 2011
MOSF Press Release: Macro-prudential Stability Levy to be Imposed from August (August 1, 2011) 1 August 2011
BOK Press Release: 16th EMEAP (Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks) Governors' Meeting 1 August 2011
BOK Research Paper: The effects on economic growth of sharp rises in capital inflows 1 August 2011
FSS Press Release: Impact of IFRS Adoption on Bank Holding Cos and Adequacy of First IFRS Reporting 27 July 2011
FSC Press Release: Revision Bill of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act 26 July 2011
FSS issues regulations on Securities, Insurance, Banking and Non-banking Businesses 22 July 2011
KRX Press Release: KRX To Advance Delivery of and Payment for Settlement Securities from July 25, 2011 21 July 2011
Seoul takes kimchi bonds off the menu (Financial Times) 19 July 2011
BOK Press Release: Current Economic Developments in Korea (July, 2011) 14 July 2011
KRX publishes 2010 Fact Book 30 June 2011
FSC Press Release: Guidelines on Covered Bond Issuance 30 June 2011
FSC Press Release: Comprehensive Measures on Household Debt 29 June 2011
MOSF Press Release: Minister Bahk to Visit Tokyo for Finance Dialogue with Japan 24 June 2011
BOK Press Release: Governor's Address upon the Bank of Korea's 61st Anniversary 10 June 2011
FSC Press Release: A Progress Report on the Private Equity Funds Market in Korea 8 June 2011
FSS Press Release: Results of examinations of foreign bank branches in Korea and future directions 31 May 2011
FSC Press Release: Additional Measures to Improve the Soundness of ELW Market 27 May 2011
OECD Economic forecast summary - Korea 25 May 2011
South Korea Will Tighten Curbs on Currency Derivatives After Won Advances (Reuters) 19 May 2011
MOSF Press Release: Government to Tighten Caps on FX Forward Position 19 May 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea Rises in IMD World Competitiveness Rankings 18 May 2011
KRX Publication: 2011 KRX Listing Guide for Foreign Companies 18 May 2011
FSC Press Release: Internal Rules on Corporate Governance in Banks 17 May 2011
MOSF Press Release: The Joint Ministerial Statement of the 14th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ Meeting 4 May 2011
FSC Press Release: Project Financing Stabilization Bank 2 May 2011
S.Korea warns of more capital controls as foreign debt jumps (Reuters) 28 April 2011
MOSF Press Release: Bank of Korea, FSS to Conduct Joint Inspection of Foreign Exchange Banks 21 April 2011
Central bank, FSS agree to tighten oversight of FX trade (The Korea Herald) 21 April 2011
MOSF Press Release: Macro-Prudential Stability Levy to be Imposed from August 1, 2011 20 April 2011
BIS Working Papers No 344: Dislocations in the won-dollar swap markets during the crisis of 2007-09 April 2011
OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011 - Korea Country Note April 2011
FSC Press Release: Monitoring Results of Domestic Banks' Foreign Currency Financing 30 March 2011
Choongsoo Kim: Changes in the global financial and economic landscape and challenges facing the Korean economy 16 March 2011
Committee looks at derivatives tax (JoongAng Daily) 10 March 2011
FSS Press Release: Domestic Banks’ BIS Capital Ratios as of end-December 2010 (preliminary) 9 March 2011
MOSF Press Release: KTB PD SYSTEM TO BE REVISED 7 March 2011
BOK Governor Choongsoo Kim Speech: The challenges of surveillance and coordination 4 March 2011
IMF Working Paper: Evaluating GDP Forecasting Models for Korea March 2011
S. Korea to Introduce Preliminary Primary Dealers for Bonds (Bloomberg) 25 February 2011
MOSF Press Release: Communique -Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, Paris, 18-19 February 2011 21 February 2011
MOSF Press Release: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PASSED KOREA-EU FTA 19 February 2011
MOSF Press Release: Conference for ASEAN+3 Financial Cooperation to be Held 11 February 2011
Seoul’s capital controls begin to bite (Financial Times) 10 February 2011
KRX Notice: Revision of Regulations Related to Ex-post Margin System and Position Limit 9 February 2011
MOSF Press Release: Website for Korea Treasury Bond Market launched 31 January 2011
FSS Special Issue: Supervision of Electronic Financial Services in Korea 24 January 2011
MOSF Press Release: Korea and India Ensures Closer Cooperation One Year After CEPA 21 January 2011
BOK Working Paper: Where to draw lines: stability versus efficiency 21 January 2011
FSS Press Release: FSS publishes Supervision of Electronic Financial Services in Korea 19 January 2011
FSS Press Release: Analysis of maturity structure of bonds held by foreigners 17 January 2011
FSS Press Release: Analysis of Direct Corporate Financing for 2010 17 January 2011
BOK Governor Choongsoo Kim Address: The need for more advanced forms of regulatory surveillance and macroprudential stability policy 17 January 2011
KRX Notice: Opening of Laos Securities Exchange Established Jointly by the government of Laos and Korea Exchange 14 January 2011
BOK Monetary Policy Decision: Base Rate rises from 2.50% of its current level to 2.75% 13 January 2011
FSC Press Release: Regulatory Follow-Up Measures For Nov.11 Stock Market Plunge 11 January 2011
Seoul imposes curbs on derivatives positions (Financial Times) 11 January 2011
South Korea to Tighten Inspection of Capital Flows This Year (Bloomberg) 10 January 2011
South Korea to Tighten Inspection of Capital Flows This Year (Bloomberg) 10 January 2011
FSC proposes amendments to rules pertaining to options and stock trading on the KRX (Korean) 7 January 2011
FSS Media Release: FSS strengthens liquidity risk regulation on concentration of liability maturities 3 January 2011
S.Korea bank levy rates on forex debt to be below 0.5 pct (Reuters) 3 January 2010
S. Korea to impose tighter rules on currency derivatives (Yonhap News Agency) 26 December 2010
MOSF Press Release: Imposing Macro-prudential Stability Levy 20 December 2010
BOK Governor Choongsoo Kim speech: The prospects for the Korean economy in 2011 13 December 2010
BNM Press Statement: Financial Sector Blueprint 2011 - 2020 21 December 2011
SC Press Release: SC and regional regulators discuss risks and challenges to capital markets 1 December 2011
SC Press Release: Regional ranking of ASEAN PLCs underway to raise CG standards and practices 1 December 2011
BNM Press Release: Memorandum of Understanding between Bank Negara Malaysia and the Monetary Authority of Singapore 28 November 2011
Bursa Malaysia publishes Companies (Prescribed Interest) Regulations 2011 17 November 2011
BNM Press Release: Measures to Promote Responsible Financing Practices 18 November 2011
Broadening Regional Financial Collaboration 18 November 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Address: The new Islamic finance landscape 15 November 2011
SC Chairman Y BhgTan Sri Zarinah Anwar Address: Sustaining Market Integrity in a Changing Landscape 2 November 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Address: Asia’s role as an important growth centre in the global economy 1 November 2011
SC Press Release: Leading Islamic finance experts to discuss risk sharing concepts 17 October 2011
SC Publication: Frequently Asked Questions on the Capital Market and Services (Amendment) Act 2011 - Part III Licensing [Licensing Handbook] 17 October 2011
SC Managing Director Nik Ramlah Mahmood Address: "Islamic Capital Market - Gearing for the Next Phase of Growth" 17 October 2011
BNM Press Statement: Appointment of New Director-General of Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) 6 October 2011
SC Press Release: Significant amendment to securities laws to strengthen Capital Market 5 October 2011
BNM Deputy Governor Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus Address: Raising the bar in compliance and enforcement 19 September 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Remarks Zeti Akhtar Aziz: Sasana Kijang - Malaysia’s centre for central banking and financial collaboration and cooperation 14 September 2011
BNM Press Release: Flexibility from Complying with the Distribution Ratio Requirement for Locally-Incorporated Foreign Banks 17 August 2011
SC Updated Equity Guidelines 10 August 2011
SC Press Release: SC revises Outsourcing Guidelines 9 August 2011
BNM Press Release: Passing of Bank Negara Malaysia Deputy Governor, Dato' Mohd Razif bin Abd. Kadir 8 August 2011
SC Press Release: SC revises Guidelines for corporate bonds and sukuk 12 July 2011
SC Announcement: Corporate Governance Blueprint 2011 [FAQ]
(feedback accepted through 15 September 2011) 8 July 2011
SC Press Release: Five-year Corporate Governance Blueprint to strengthen self and market discipline 8 July 2011
BNM Press Statement: Increase in the Statutory Reserve Requirement Ratio 7 July 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Speech: Innovative financing for transformation 19 June 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz: International thoughts on leadership - “Too many bosses, too few leaders” 23 May 2011
BNM Press Statement: Liberalisation on direct investment abroad, inter-company loans and trade financing 18 May 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz: Financial stability - regional and global cooperation 12 May 2011
BNM Press Release: Increase in the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) Ratio 5 May 2011
BNM Press Statement: Establishment of the Bank Negara Malaysia Representative Office in Beijing 28 April 2011
BNM Press Statement: Reappointment of Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz as Governor 20 April 2011
SC Press Release: Capital Market Masterplan 2: Growth with Governance 12 April 2011
SC Press Release: CMP2's Strategies 12 April 2011
SC Press Release: CMP2 Builds on Solid Foundations 12 April 2011
SC Press Release: CMP2 Sees Significant Growth Prospects for Malaysia's Capital Market 12 April 2011
SC Chairman YBhg Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar Speech for the Launch of Capital Market Masterplan 2 12 April 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Remarks: Talent management, the new paradigm 7 April 2011
SC Press Release: Malaysia's auditing framework comparable to global standards 31 March 2011
SC Press Release: SC to enhance oversight on Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) 30 March 2011
SC Guidelines on Registration of Credit Rating Agencies 30 March 2011
SC Press Release: SC Chairman's term extended 25 March 2011
Banks to transition into Basel III without problem (The Star) 24 March 2011
BNM Press Statement: Increase in the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) Ratio 11 March 2011
BNM Deputy Governor Mohd Razif bin Abd Kadir Remarks: Islamic banking products - theory, practice and issues 8 March 2011
BNM Deputy Governor Dato' Mohd Razif bin Abd. Kadir Remarks: "Islamic Banking Products: Theory, Practice & Issues" 8 March 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Speech: Advancing women’s leadership in public life 22 February 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Address: New platform to serve the Islamic financial industry 21 February 2011
BNM Press Release: Bank Negara Malaysia Appoints Three New Assistant Governors 27 January 2011
BNM Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz Address: Better supervision and better banking in a post crisis era 16 January 2011
IMF Working Paper: The Determinants of Economic Growth in the Philippines: A New Look December 2011
BSP Media Release: The BSP’s Statement on the Review of the Policy on Reserve Requirements 23 November 2011
BSP Circular: Amendments to Foreign Exchange Regulations 21 November 2011
BSP Media Release: BSP Approves Further Revisions to Foreign Exchange Rules 18 November 2011
BSP Circular: Guidelines on Temporary Window for the purchase of foreign exchange (FX) to service unregistered private sector foreign loans 17 November 2011
BSP Memorandum: Guidelines on the Submission of Reports Relative to the Early Adoption of PFRS 9 26 August 2011
BSP Banking Memorandum: Segregation of Securities Brokering, Dealership and Underwriting Activities 19 August 2011
BSP Circular: Philippine Financial Reporting Standards 9 5 August 2011
BSP Circular Letter: 2008 Manual of Regulations, Revised Edition 13 July 2011
BSP Media Release: Pres. Aquino Appoints BSP Gov. Tetangco for a Second Term and Two MB Members 5 July 2011
DOF PRESS RELEASE: Statement of Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima on Fitch Rating Upgrade 23 June 2010
DOF Press Release: Moody’s upgrades Philippines’ Ba3 Foreign and Local-Currency Bond Ratings to Ba2 with Stable Outlook: Proof of Confidence in the Philippine Economy 15 June 2011
BSP Press Release: BSP Strengthens Rules on Voting Shares of Stock of Banks 4 May 2011
BSP Circular: Transactions Involving Voting Shares of Stock 26 April 2011
BSP Memorandum: Revised Regulatory Treatment of Investments of Banks in RP Global Peso Notes 30 March 2011
BSP Circular: Securities Custodianship Operations 4 March 2011
BSP Circular: Amendment to Regulations on Single Borrower’s Limit 9 February 2011
MAS Press Release: Re-appointments to MAS Board of Directors 29 December 2011
MAS Announcement: Recent Economic Developments in Singapore 8 December 2011
MAS Press Release: Senior Management Movements at MAS 2 December 2011
Factbox: Singapore toughens rules for fund managers (Reuters) 1 December 2011
MAS Managing Director Mr Ravi Menon Address: Asia - No Room for Complacency 30 November 2011
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Speech at the MAS 40th Anniversary Dinner 28 November 2011
MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon: Welcome Remarks at MAS 40th Anniversary Dinner 28 November 2011
MAS Press Release: Joint Press Release by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank Negara Malaysia 28 November 2011
MAS Press Release: MAS Organises "Global-Asia Dynamics" Roundtable Discussion 28 November 2011
MAS Press Release: MAS Celebrates 40 Years of Sustaining Stability, Serving Singapore 25 November 2011
MAS Assistant Managing Director Lee Boon Ngiap Address the ASEAN Insurance Regulators Meeting 24 November 2011
MAS Press Release: Media Release on Final Recommendations on the Proposed Revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance 22 November 2011
MAS Financial Stability Review 2011 18 November 2011
MAS Response to Feedback Received - Consultation Paper on Review of Section 21 of the Insurance Act (CAP. 142) 4 November 2011
MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon Speech: A Competent, Trusted, and Clean Financial Centre 27 October 2011
SGX launches clearing service for first Asian FX Forwards (AutomatedTrader) 24 October 2011
SGX Regulatory Announcement - SGX seeks public comment on MSCI Indonesia Index futures 21 October 2011
Prime Minister's Office (MAS) Addendum to the President’s Address - Tharman Shanmugaratnam Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, MAS 11 October 2011
MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon Address: Three “C”s of a good payment instrument 3 October 2011
MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon Address: Singapore’s Approach to the Regulation of Capital Markets 28 September 2011
MAS Press Release: MAS Invites Comments on Draft Legislative Amendments and Additional Proposals to Enhance the Regulatory Regime for Fund Management Companies [Consultation Paper] 27 September 2011
MOF Press Release: Singapore Rated AAA 21 September 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX Enhanced Listing Rules to Strengthen Corporate Governance Practice 13 September 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX proposes enhancements to default management framework for derivative contracts [Consultation Paper: Enhanced Default Management Framework for SGX-DC] 13 September 2011
SGX enhances SGXNET announcement templates to boost market transparency 13 September 2011
Singapore bourse mulls changes to derivative clearing liability (Reuters) 13 September 2011
MAS Announcement: Recent Economic Developments in Singapore 1 September 2011
MAS Staff Paper No. 51: A Review of the Core Inflation Measure for Singapore 25 August 2011
MAS Press Release: Comments by the MAS Spokesperson on Recent Market Movements in the SOR 18 August 2011
MAS 2010-2011 Annual Report 21 July 2011
MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon Remarks: MAS' Annual Report 2010/11 21 July 2011
MAS Consultation: Proposed Revisions to the Risk Based Capital Framework for Insurance Transactions 11 July 2011
MOF Press Release: MOF Invites The Public To Give Feedback On Changes To The Income Tax Act 11 July 2011
SGX Regulatory Announcement: SGX proposes circuit breakers in securities market [Consultation Paper Proposed Implementation of Circuit Breakers in the SGX-ST Market] 7 July 2011
SGX proposes circuit breakers to curb price swings (Reuters) 7 July 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX securities market trades all day from 1 August 30 June 2011
Singapore c.bank imposes tougher capital rules than Basel III (Reuters) 28 June 2011
MAS Press Release: MAS Strengthens Capital Requirements for Singapore-incorporated Banks 28 June 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX Introduces Sustainability Reporting Guide to Support Listed Companies [SGX Rulebooks] 28 June 2011
HKMA Deputy Chairman and Minister for Trade and Industry Mr Lim Hng Kiang Address: Singapore’s approach 28 June 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX: Banks to provide market making and brokers to support trading of Singapore government bonds 27 June 2011
MOF Press Release: Singapore and India Enhance Tax Cooperation [Full Revised Agreement] 24 June 2011
MAS Press Release: Public Consultation on the Proposed Revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance [Consultation Paper], [Proposed revised Code of Corporate Governance, Appendix A], [Appendix A1] 14 June 2011
Singapore proposes shake-up of corporate governance code (Reuters) 14 June 2011
IMF Working Paper: Exchange Rate Pass-Through over the Business Cycle in Singapore June 2011
MAS Press Release: Appointment to MAS Board of Directors 10 June 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX is world’s first exchange to clear Asian FX forwards 1 June 2011
SGX Public Consultation: Proposed Changes to the SGX-ST Opening and Closing Routines
1 June 2011
Singapore Exchange to offer trading in more metals contracts (Reuters) 26 May 2011
MAS Press Release: Appointment of New Chairman to MAS Board of Directors 23 May 2011
MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon Address: Resilience, Integration, Opportunity: The ASEAN Story 18 May 2011
MAS Permanent Secretary For Finance Mr Peter Ong Speech: Asia’s Positive Outlook amidst Global Uncertainties 12 May 2011
MAS Assistant Managing Director (Development Group) Ng Nam Sin Opening Address at the Asian ETF Investors Summit 2011 28 April 2011
MAS Announcement: MAS Economic Policy Group Macroeconomic Review 27 April 2011
S'pore 'in talks to be offshore yuan hub' (The Straits Times) 10 April 2011
SGX Press Release: Australian Treasurer Rejects ASX-SGX Merger Proposal 8 April 2011
MAS Press Release: MAS Issues Revised Code on Collective Investment Schemes 8 April 2011
MAS Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong Speech: Singapore as a Philanthropy Hub 7 April 2011
MAS Press Release: MAS Welcomes Launch of Private Banking Code of Conduct 5 April 2011
MAS Press Release: New Managing Director for MAS and Changes to the MAS Board of Directors 30 March 2011
MAS Consultation Paper: Proposed Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies [Appendix A: Draft Definitions and Appendix B: Draft Code of Conduct for Credit Rating Agencies] (closing date 22 April 2011) 23 March 2011
HKMA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (INSURANCE DEPARTMENT) MS LUZ FOO ADDRESS 21 March 2011
Banks race to speed up RMB operations in Singapore (China Daily) 15 March 2011
SGX Press Release: ASX-SGX Merger Proposal Application Lodge with FIRB 11 March 2011
MOF Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam Speech: Budget 2011 Debate Round-Up 2 March 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX to offer continuous all-day trading by 2nd quarter of 2011 18 February 2011
MOF Press Release: Budget 2011: Growing Incomes, Strengthening Our Society 18 February 2011
MAS Minister for Trade & Industry and Deputy Chairman Mr Lim Hng Kiang Remarks 17 February 2011
15 February 2011
MAS Response to Feedback Received - Consultation on Proposed Regulations to Allow Businesses Related or Complementary to Core Financial Business 11 February 2011
MAS Managing Director Mr Heng Swee Keat Acceptance Speech on receiving The Banker’s “Central Bank Governor of the Year in Asia-Pacific” Award 11 February 2011
MOF Permanent Secretary for Finance Peter Ong Address at the International Customs Day 26 January 2011
MOF Press Release: 2011 Budget Statement to be delivered on 18 February 2011 24 January 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX Reach - world’s fastest trading engine - to launch on 15 August 24 January 2011
MAS Managing Director Heng Swee Keat Address 21 January 2011
SGX Press Release: SGX enhances market access with continuous all-day trading 18 January 2011
SGX Regulatory Announcement: SGX Proposes Admission of Remote Trading Members for Securities Markets 27 December 2010
SGX Consultation Paper on Proposed Launch of SGX Options on S&P CNX Nifty Index Contract 30 December 2010
MAS Consultation Paper: Insurance (Amendment) Bill December 2010
Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners' Protection Schemes Bill December 2010
MAS Assistant Managing Director Mr Ng Nam Sin Address: The New Financial Landscape: Catalysing the Growth of Islamic Finance in the Asian Markets 24 November 2010
Two More Taiwanese Banks Allowed to Set up Branches in China (CENS.com) 30 December 2011
Six Taiwanese Banks in China to Handle RMB Business in Q1 of 2012 (CENS.com) 30 November 2011
Taipei, Beijing fast-track banking changes (Taiwan Today) 24 November 2011
Taiwan Trying to Ink Currency Clearance Agreement with China (CENS.com) 8 November 2011
Taiwan allows banks to buy Chinese bonds (asiaone News) 4 November 2011
Taiwan to Relax Rules on Banks Investing in China (The Wall Street Journal) 4 September 2011
Taiwan looking at opening OBU renminbi center: Central Bank (Focus Taiwan) 14 August 2011
FSC Press Release: FSC signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hong Kong Monetary Authority 11 August 2011
FSC Press Release: The FSC becomes signatory to IOSCO MMoU 31 July 2011
Taiwan Looks to Open Yuan Products to Insurers (The Wall Street Journal) 6 July 2011
CBRC Governor Mr. Fai-nan Perng Statement at the 44th ADB Annual Meeting 6 May 2011
FSC Press Release: The FSC becomes signatory to IOSCO MMoU 31 March 2011
FSC Press Release: FSC’s major policy measures in 2010 and key points of future policy in 2011 20 January 2011
Taiwan Steps Up Fight Against Inflows as Rate Raised (Bloomberg) 31 December 2010
Taiwan Curbs Access to Derivatives to Curb Currency Speculation (Bloomberg) 28 December 2010
Thailand:
BOT Press Release: The Establishment of a Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement between the People’s Bank of China and the Bank of Thailand 22 December 2011
SEC News Release: SEC revises CRA oversight rules 16 November 2011
BOT Press Release: Policy Guideline Permitting Foreign Banks to Establish a Subsidiary in Thailand 15 December 2011
BOT Press Release: Declaration of Special Holiday for Financial Institutions 14 December 2011
DBD Press Release: DBD approves measures to support foreign investors affected by the recent widespread flooding (Thai) 1 December 2011
SEC News Release: SEC requires standardized factsheet for all types of public offering 16 November 2011
MOF Press Release: Thai government introduces tax incentive and fee cut for infrastructure fund investment (Thai) 15 November 2011
BOT issues 'Notification on the Approval for a Commercial Bank to Undertake Trust Business' (Thai)13 November 2011
SEC News Release: SEC to provide relief measures for businesses in the capital market 26 October 2011
SEC News Release: SEC ready for launch of infrastructure funds 25 October 2011
MOF Press Release: Revision of the Application Submission Period for Issuance of Baht-denominated Bond or Debenture in Thailand 6 October 2011
SEC News Release: Cabinet appoints Vorapol Socatiyanurak as SEC Secretary-General 4 October 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Statement: Overview of the global economy 24 September 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Remarks: Managing Emerging Market Challenges: Thailand’s and Asian Perspectives 24 September 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Address: Global risks and the outlook for Thailand 1 September 2011
SEC News Release: SEC appoints two SET governors 4 August 2011
SEC News Release: SEC Secretary-General resignation 4 August 2011
SEC News Release: Vacant position announced for SEC Secretary-General 29 July 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Remarks: Thailand’s economic outlook in 2011 21 July 2011
SEC News Release: SEC Board Chairman resigns 2 June 2011
BOT Analyst Wisa Kitichaiwat Article: Crouching Dollar, Expanding Yuan 30 May 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Speech: Towards a multi-polar currency and reserve system 10 May 2011
SEC News Release: SEC revises takeover regulations 28 April 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Statement: Global challenges, global solutions - IMFC issues16 April 2011
SEC Press Release: SEC to launch new license - derivatives brokerage limited to precious metals 4 April 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Talk: Growth, sustainability and inclusiveness - Thailand’s key success factors 23 March 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Speech: Living with capital flows - a delicate balancing act 22 March 2011
SEC News Release: Appointment of SEC Board members 3 March 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Address: The rise of Asia - finding the right balance for policy 8 February 2011
BOT Article: External Debt Revisited: 1997 Crisis Deja Vu all over Again? (published in The Nation) 31 January 2011
BOT Article: 2011 A reversal towards rebalancing of portfolios (published in The Nation) 31 January 2011
BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul Speech: Bank of Thailand’s policy direction in 2011 26 January 2011
BOT Publication: Measuring the Roar of the Year of the Tiger 18 January 2011
MOF Press Release: Permission to Issue Baht-denominated Bonds or Debentures by Foreign Entities in Thailand during 1 January – 30 June 2011 14 January 2011
SEC Notification: Provisions Relating to Governance and Business Takeover of Foreign ETFs 27 December 2010
SEC News Release: Prudent risk management is key to overcoming business challenges in 2011 24 December 2010
SEC Notification: Units of Foreign ETF deemed as Securities not Subject to Provisions on Public Offering of Securities 24 December 2010
SEC News Release: Regulation on public offering to rely more on information disclosure next year 13 December 2010
SBV Press Release: SBV revises Circular on drafting and promulgating legal texts 15 December 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV and Gov’t Web Portal sign agreement on information cooperation 12 December 2011
SBV Press Release: publicizes additional administrative procedures 12 December 2011
SBV Press Release: PM affirms priorities for 2012 5 December 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV Governor continues Q&A session at National Assembly 29 November 2011
SBV issues Circular on SBV’s disclosure and provision of information 18 November 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV requires foreign credit institutions to comply with forex management policy 3 November 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV to inspect foreign currency trading of credit institutions 3 November 2011
SBV’s guidance procedures for revocation of licenses and liquidation of assets of foreign credit institutions 1 November 2011
Vietnam eyes merger of two exchanges (Financial Times) 24 October 2011
SBV Press Release: PM appoints new Deputy Governor of SBV 24 October 2011
Vietnam: Purchase of Corporate Bonds by Credit Institutions and Foreign Bank Branches (Mondaq) 12 October 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV holds meeting on tasks of banking sector in final months of 2011 with 12 banks 11 October 2011
SBV requires credit institutions to report discounting and rediscounting of negotiable instruments and valuable papers 22 September 2011
SBV Press Release: Several foreign bank branches in Vietnam allowed to increase charter capital 15 September 2011
SBV Press Release: Commercial banks implements SBV Governor’s directives on interest rates 9 September 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV issues Circular on purchase of corporate bonds by credit institutions and foreign bank branches 9 September 2011
SBV Press Release: SBV issues Circular on foreign cash trading by individuals with forex-licensed credit institutions 31 August 2011
SBV Press Release: New foreign currency reserve requirement ratios for credit institutions 29 August 2011
SBV News: SBV guidance on forex management for medium and long-term overseas loans of SOCBs 26 August 2011
Viet Nam is Asia's fastest growing bond market (Viet Nam News) 17 August 2011
SBV News: N.A. approves appointment of Mr. Nguyen Van Binh as SBV Governor 3 August 2011
SBV News: Commercial banks required to report their mobilizing and lending interest rates 8 July 2011
SBV News: Credit institutions required to comply with stipulations on interest rates 17 June 2011
SBV News: SBV adjusts foreign currency reserve requirement ratios 2 June 2011