Singapore
Iosco outlines concerns over Esma assessment of Asian CCPs
Ashley Alder says European cross-border CCP regulation is not relevant to Asian markets
Standard Chartered to offer client clearing for non-US persons
UK bank looks to offer clearing option outside US regulatory requirements
Mandatory clearing in Korea slated for June 2014
Korea confident of achieving recognition from Europe and is readying to apply for similar status from the US
SGX forex futures launch signals market evolution
SGX is launching a new suite of Asian currency futures as a complement to its large Asian equity futures products, cementing its place as a forex trading centre for Asian currencies
SGX proposes to remove unlimited liability for CCP clearing fund
Singapore CCP looks to strengthen its risk management approach
Asia Risk Congress: Asian dealers switch to London venues following Sef introduction
Sef rules are leading to regulatory arbitrage according to Asia industry players
Singapore regulator joins in global benchmark manipulation probe
MAS joins the HKMA in looking to assist in global investigations of forex rate fixing
House of the Year, Singapore – DBS
Asia Risk awards 2013 winner: DBS – House of the Year, Singapore
The road to issuance and dispute resolution for structured products in Singapore
While its private bankers have regained an appetite for structured products, Singapore's less rich retail investors have been getting used to a new regulatory and dispute resolution scheme put in place by the MAS
Best in Singapore: UBS
Best in Singapore
Dual reporting requirements in Asia cause concern
While Singapore will mandate single-sided trade reporting, regulators in Australia and Hong Kong will follow the European Union’s requirement for dual reporting, leading to concerns among market participants
Singapore faces double-oversight confusion
Servant of two masters
Asia slow to sign up to IGAs for Fatca implementation
US makes slow progress in signing up Asian states for Fatca IGAs
CFTC cross-border guidelines give US banks in Singapore swap trade booking quandary
Singapore dollar trade potentially hit by US person rule
Singapore's absence from CFTC substituted compliance regime creates uncertainty
Treatment of Singapore-based branches of US firms unclear
MAS proposes to amend laws to allow trade reporting of counterparty name
Consultation on the reporting of derivative contracts includes a reporting threshold for non-financial persons and collateral reporting requirements
Asic trade reporting rules seek convergence with international standards
Australian trade reporting rules to be in force by October
MAS benchmark proposals may reduce number of players in SGD market
MAS proposal on financial benchmark setting aims to hold banks more accountable by imposing criminal and civil punishment
Launch of renminbi clearing in Singapore could spur RMB commodity derivative market
Infrastructure to clear RMB trades in Singapore is now live
France and Germany seeking greater Fatca reciprocity before signing IGAs, expert says
Questions remain about why France and Germany are yet to sign their IGAs with the US
Singapore to implement Fatca after agreeing IGA
Singapore agrees to sign up to Model 1 intergovernmental agreement to implement Fatca
Lack of co-ordination of bank resolution regimes behind subsidiarisation push
Asia still behind on global rules forcing subsidiarisation of foreign banks in the region