BI levels hedging requirements, foreign asset pledges, and minimum credit ratings on corporate foreign debt in Indonesia; HKMA implemented two new initiatives increasing RMB liquidity measures in the territory.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) implemented measures to eliminate the two-tiered regulatory system between foreign and domestic banks; Hong Kong's Financial Services and Treasury will put in place ...
Malaysia's finance ministry announced a new goods and service tax (GST) that will be implemented in 2015; The Reserve Bank of India expanded its definition of willful defaulters; and Singapore has issued a consultatio...
ASEAN institutions have introduced several new facilities that increase access to inter-regional funding with the region; The Reserve Bank of India has added payment verification processes for credit cards; and China ...
Australian Fashion Labels’ managing director Dean Flintoft argues that governments and trade associations need to do a better job when it comes to free trade agreements.
The Reserve Bank of India announced details and official agreement to a US FATCA IGA, pending Cabinet approval; the International Accounting Standards Board announced changes to Equity Method accounting; and ...
More corporates could have the right to behave like banks in India; Australia will lower IR futures and OTC trade fees; MAS to get strict on benchmark standards
The Reserve Bank of India has exempted long-term infrastructure bonds from reserve ratio calculations; The OECD has released the global format for tax exchange standards needed for FATCA; Hong Kong and Singapore test ...
As China signs onto an intergovernmental agreement to comply with US FATCA regulations, questions remain about formats and deadlines, but its reach is inescapable.