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Foreign bond investors face up to $8 billion in new retroactive taxes; potentially reversing Modi's efforts to attract investment in fixed income markets.

China issues rules on bank deposit insurance scheme. Beijing took a key step towards drastic reform of the mainland's banking sector as the cabinet published rules governing the deposit [...]

ASIFMA adds ECM Documents on Resources Page. ASIFMA has started posting documents aimed at streamlining documentation processes for ECM professionals. Documents posted include Secondary Block [...]

Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim) priced a landmark transaction this week, raising $500m from the country's first dollar-denominated green bond.

ASIFMA expresses sincere condolences on the passing of Singapore's first Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, died on March 23 at the age of 91. He was [...]

PBOC Pledges to Press on With Rate Liberalization Amid Slowdown. China's central bank is pushing ahead with plans to liberalize interest rates even as the economy slows, a reform that would [...]

Facilitating Cross-Border Capital Raising in ASEAN. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the [...]

Industry officials say short selling rules make it impossible to bet against stocks.

The global regulatory community has recognised the need for consistent regulation but it will still be some time before there is enhanced cooperation at a global level on financial reform, [...]

GFMA Submits Comments to IOSCO and CPMI on Global Cybersecurity Harmonisation. GFMA provides comments to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the BIS Committee on [...]

Hong Kong’s stock exchange says its new platform for bearish bets through the city’s bourse link with Shanghai is running smoothly. There’s just one thing missing: short sellers.