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On the face of its liberal regulations, the South East Asian nation’s financial sector looks open to investment. But nationalistic sentiments is proving a real threat

For the last 12 months, Asian market participants have voiced their opinions – mostly negative – about the cross-border reach of the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) plan to regulate the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. Now, however, the extraterritorial provisions of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir) suddenly seem much more threatening.

Portability is proving just as difficult to holdback

Regulatory approvals and politics are just as hard to separate

China’s courtship of Latin America has gathered pace. And the best is yet to come

A benchmark derivative deal has shown how Cambodian institutions can manage their currency risks. Here are the factors to consider

Are investor protections in European high-yield notes being eroded?

Mauritius has lined up with the first few countries to sign a cooperation agreement with EU securities regulators following approval of the memorandum of understanding by the European Securities and Markets Authority at its May 22 2013 meeting. The move makes Mauritius one of the very few African jurisdictions to enter into cooperation arrangement with EU authorities in the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) era. The cooperation agreement will provide the mechanism for exchange of information, mutual assistance and application of the provisions of AIFMD to Mauritius-domiciled alternative investment funds (AIFs).

A state-owned company created to purchase the bad debt of Vietnamese banks has come into operation. But the VAMC alone will not resolve the country’s banking crisis

Since the US Federal Reserve approved rules implementing Basel III, speculation has mounted over whether the FDIC would go one step further