Asia Regulatory Review: 18 – 25 November 2014 | Issue 228
China's central bank cuts interest rates. The PBOC cut the benchmark rate for one-year deposits by 25 basis points and the one-year lending rate by 40 basis points. This is the first adjustment [...]
Asia Regulatory Review: 11 – 18 November 2014 | Issue 227
China launches landmark Shanghai-Hong Kong stock link program. At the launch ceremony in Shanghai, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) chairman Xiao Gang hailed the trading link [...]
Thomson Reuters: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘China gives tax breaks on Hong Kong-Shanghai stock link’.
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Nov 14 (Reuters) - China will temporarily exempt taxes on profits made from a landmark scheme linking the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, the finance ministry said on [...]
IFR Asia: ASIFMA comments in story ‘Going Global’.
Global rupee bonds, offshore settlements and rising international interest have all added some welcome energy to India’s domestic debt markets. However, there is far more to be done.
Asia Regulatory Review: 3 – 11 November 2014 | Issue 226
Regulators approve launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have approved the launch of the [...]
Bloomberg TV: ASIFMA CEO says ‘We Expect China to Continue to Open Up’.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) – Reorient Financial Markets Chief Strategist and Managing Director Uwe Parpart and Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association CEO Mark Austen discuss the Hong [...]
South China Morning Post: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘China Orienwise’s debt default lesson for investors buying into mainland bonds’.
China Orienwise's default provides lesson for foreign investors buying into mainland bond issues.
Wall Street Journal and WSJ Live: ASIFMA CEO featured in story ‘Hiccups in Trading Link Illustrate Risks of Investing in China’.
Ahead of Next Week’s Launch, Key Details of Hong Kong-Shanghai Program Yet to Be Resolved.
Bloomberg TV: ASIFMA CEO Mark Austen featured in story ‘H.K.-Shanghai Link `Game Changer’ for China’.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Austen, chief executive officer of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, talks about the plan to connect the exchanges in Hong Kong and [...]
Press Release: ASIFMA’s Annual Conference 2014.
Large-Scale Industry Event Brings Together 500 Global and Regional Policy Makers, Regulators and Industry Representatives to Focus on the Development of the Region's Capital Markets.