Japan's two leading alternative trading systems are in talks to expand their services to Korea, where the regulator is moving to open up the market to competition.
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Regulators in the three markets are putting faith in agreements for mutual recognition of funds – and their efforts may be coming to fruition. And Korean firms are taking note.
Compulsory default scheme MySuper and fee-for-advice could have a knock-on impact, while Australia's superannuation industry will increasingly reach out to the region.
The firm is granted regulatory approval to merge its two existing securities enterprises to increase its onshore competitiveness.
Island authorities have moved to double the investment quota for mainland investors, but Chinese fund houses are sceptical about the market’s appeal.
The Financial Services Commission is confident of growth after moving to lower entry barriers and improving training and education to underpin an industry already expanding at a fast clip.
The Financial Supervisory Commission is considering offering incentives to firms that put in place larger local investment teams, among other things.
The country’s financial regulator has approved 13 firms to run hedge funds, but the current environment is hardly ideal for raising capital.
The company says it has no need to raise funds to meet investment bank capital requirements and will benefit from a massive infrastructure build-up in research and sales.
The island’s Financial Supervisory Commission has moved to allow insurance firms to invest in RMB-denominated assets in Hong Kong this month as they await QFII licences.
The Financial Supervisory Commission has approved rules that make it easier for fund-management companies to close unprofitable funds, but distributors must be appeased.