IFLR: ASIFMA shares views in story ‘China/HK mutual recognition of funds moves forward’.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have reached an agreement on Mainland – Hong Kong mutual recognition of funds.
The Economist: ASIFMA shares views in story ‘Pooling resources: Can Asia develop a regional capital market?’
Majority of businesses in Asia are reliant on bank loan funding.
Job Opening at ASIFMA: Coordinator – Events and Conferences.
Job Title: Coordinator – Events and Conferences (permanent role) Start Date: July 2015, Full-time (5-day work) Salary Range: HKD13K – 16K per month (subject to relevant experience)
South China Morning Post: ASIFMA shares views in story ‘HKEx under pressure to change rules to attract institutional investors’.
Regulator under pressure to update market closing mechanism, extend trading hours and ease listing rules to draw more institutional investors.
IFLR: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘Indonesia hedging rules confuse bond market’.
A lack of clarity over Indonesia's new hedging rules and issuance restrictions for high yield bonds could stall the country's market according to the region's market participants.
Times of India: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘Bombay High Court stays tax notice to Luxembourg-domiciled FPI Aberdeen’.
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed a tax notice on Luxembourg-domiciled foreign portfolio investor (FPI) Aberdeen, even as overseas investors in India's capital markets lashed out at [...]
FinanceAsia: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘Banks scramble to contain rising cyber threat’.
The Sony hacking episode prompted corporate executives and banks to review cybersecurity.
IFLR: ASIFMA featured in story ‘How Bond Connect could open China’s onshore markets’.
International Investor's only access point to China's domestic bond markets until now has been through the RQFII programme.
IFLR: ASIFMA featured in story ‘ASIFMA releases standard documentation for Asian equities’.
The Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), is releasing standard documentation for equity capital markets deals to increase market efficiencies.