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The HKMA scraps renminbi clearing bank requirements for repo transactions; Korean regulator promises lower foreign bank barriers; Safe reforms foriegn debt policies for non-Chinese MNCs.
Regulatory roundup: The PBoC relaxes capital account control by allowing onshore RMB conversion; China’s congress vote removes loan-to-deposit ratio requirement; RBI discloses D-SIB list, with additional common ...
Deadlines for FATCA submissions on 2014 data have been pushed back in Singapore, while compliance experts say the complexity of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) will cause broader delays across Asia.
China has further simplified outbound and inbound investment regulation in China; Alibaba has been "ordered" out of Taiwan for disguising Chinese ownership of its Taiwan entity; The Reserve Bank of India has ...
Alibaba and other private companies in China will be allowed to establish personal ratings system; The Reserve Bank of India extends Liquidity Coverage Ratio deadlines; and the Financial Accounting Standards Board ...
The Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines for its new receivables discounting system; Russia passes laws protecting in-country financial services, such as auditing; Thailand's issues new capital registration rules.
Australia and China have signed an unprecedented free trade agreement that breakdowns nearly all tariffs and trade barriers; Thailand and Hong Kong have progressed on FATCA implementations; Singapore and Taiwan will ...
China and Russia sign a slew of finance and trade deals, including a Rmb150 bln swap agreement; The HKMA courts Thai renminbi business with special promotions for the Chinese currency; China's Ministry of Finance ...
As China signs onto an intergovernmental agreement to comply with US FATCA regulations, questions remain about formats and deadlines, but its reach is inescapable.
While currently no Asian-headquartered bank offers bank service billing in standard TWIST file formats, Asian banks are being led by regional reform efforts, observers believe.