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.
Asia Regulatory Review: 20 – 26 May 2015 | Issue 253
SFC and CSRC sign agreement on Mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have signed a [...]
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)
Asia Regulatory Review: 12 – 20 May 2015 | Issue 252
China sets economic reform priorities for 2015 China's State Council, the cabinet, unveiled this year's priorities for economic reforms. In the financial sector, China will speed up the [...]
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.
Asia Regulatory Review: 6 – 12 May | Issue 251
Meet the Market North America: Seminar on the Global LEI System Update - 10 June, NYC. Join GFMA, DTCC, SWIFT and the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) for an in-person [...]
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 [...]
Asia Regulatory Review: 28 April – 6 May | Issue 250
ESMA recognises third-country CCPs The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recognised ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The [...]
FinanceAsia: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘Banks scramble to contain rising cyber threat’.
The Sony hacking episode prompted corporate executives and banks to review cybersecurity.
