Asia Regulatory Review

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China central government solicits online advice on Five-year Plan. The official website of China's central government, gov.cn began to accept suggestions and opinions from the general public on [...]

IMF's Executive Board Completes Review of SDR Basket, Includes Chinese Renminbi The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the regular five-yearly review of the [...]

ASIFMA Annual Conference 2015 to be held on 2-3 December 2015 in Hong Kong As an industry-wide event, ASIFMA's flagship Annual Conference provides a unique opportunity for global and regional [...]

G20 Leaders publish communique following summit G20 Leaders have issues a communique following the G20 Leaders Summit in Antalya on 15-16 November 2015. The communique highlights areas where [...]

ASIFMA Annual Conference 2015 to be held on 2-3 December 2015 in Hong Kong As an industry-wide event, ASIFMA's flagship Annul Conference provides a unique opportunity for global and regional [...]

China unveils proposals for formulating nation's five-year plan. Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the country's annual growth rate should be no less than 6.5 percent in the next [...]

China's Record Capital Outflows Put Tobin Tax Back on the Agenda. China has for the second time this month raised the possibility of taxing foreign-exchange transactions as record capital [...]

Job Opening at ASIFMA: Executive Director, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs ASIFMA is now seeking an Executive Director, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs. Further details can be found [...]

PBOC's Yi Proposes Punitive Tobin Tax to Deter Yuan Speculators China should implement punitive measures such as a so-called Tobin tax to deter currency speculators, according to central bank [...]

Job Opening at ASIFMA: Manager - Database Management To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to elee@asifma.org. The closing date for application is 30 September 2015.

UK-China stocks link plan unveiled. Chancellor George Osborne has said the UK and China are exploring how to link their stock markets. He announced a "landmark feasibility study" into the idea, [...]