The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to allow eligible financial institutions to apply for a licence permitting them to invest in China’s onshore securities market.
Category: Regulation
Providers face six month cut-off for SFC applications
From 1 January next year providers seeking regulatory approval to launch new products, including ILAS, in Hong Kong will have only six months to complete the application process before data has to be re-submitted and they lose their application fee.
SEC proposes review of investment rules for funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission in Thailand is to review its investment rules pertaining to funds.
SEC Thailand develop course for pf committees
The Securities and Exchange Commission Thailand, Association of Provident Fund (AOP) and Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) have collaborated to develop an Accredited Provident Fund Committee Members Program (APC).
MBMG to seek regulator nod to expand in Singapore
MBMG Group, the Bangkok-based advisory firm specialising in advising expatriates, has said it intends to apply to the Singaporean financial services regulator for permission to expand its business in the city-state to include asset management advisory services.
Pioneer wins Taiwan distributor licence
Pioneer Investments has gained a licence to do business directly with distributors in Taiwan.
Singapore China in pact for RQFII quota
In a bid to strengthen cooperation on financial sector development and regulation, Singapore and China today agreed on series of initiatives that will further promote the international use of the Renminbi through Singapore.
Malaysia UAE central bankers sign pact
The central banks of Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates have today signed an agreement to encourage closer economic ties between the two countries, including in the area of Islamic finance.
Mobius corporate governance globally is terrible
Franklin Templeton’s emerging markets guru Mark Mobius claims corporate governance standards could be improved upon across the globe, signalling he did not mean to single out Russia at a recent conference hosted by Sberbank in Moscow.
SRC plans professional investor regime overhaul
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has begun a three-month consultation on proposals to overhaul the regulations governing its professional investor regime.
