Asia Regulatory Review: 22 – 29 April 2014 | Issue 201
Brokers prepare for trading windfall "This is obviously a big deal, and I might even say a big-big deal. It cements Hong Kong's position as a stable gateway to China, and, also brokers and [...]
Asia Regulatory Review: 15 – 22 April 2014 | Issue 200
CNBC Video: Mark Austen - What was behind China's bond auction failure? Mark Austen, CEO, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, discusses reasons why Beijing failed to sell [...]
South China Morning Post: ASIFMA quoted in story ‘Through train scheme brings mixed blessings for industry players’.
While the programme comes as good news for brokers, fund houses may see sales decline in the near term before reaping benefits in the long run.
Asia Regulatory Review: 8 – 15 April 2014 | Issue 199
Joint Announcement of China Securities Regulatory Commission and Securities and Futures Commission. The China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission have [...]
Asia Regulatory Review: 1 – 8 April 2014 | Issue 198
China regulator to run stress tests on banks. The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has said it will conduct regional and national stress tests after banks saw a spike in bad loans last [...]
Asia Regulatory Review: 18 – 25 March 2014 | Issue 196
Asian watchdogs battle to keep pace with western regulations. Mark Austen, chief executive of ASIFMA in Hong Kong, said: "A lot of it doesn't make sense. Regulators here are increasingly saying [...]
Asia Regulatory Review: 25 Mar – 1 April 2014 | Issue 197
China securities regulator says to improve rules for QFII scheme China will further improve management and tax policies for the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) programme to [...]