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An in-depth look at how it differs from a traditional bond and how it has the potential to change the way capital markets function

With five months to go until the regulation goes live, how are businesses in Asia doing when it comes to compliance?

It's been a year since Donald Trump first took office, and there has been much discussion about how successfully he has implemented his campaign promises

China has been stepping up its efforts to tighten regulations to rein in financial risks. The latest moves include strengthening lending regulation for online microloans by banning unlicensed operations and setting borrowing limits. These cash loans typically charge high interest rates and are targeted towards those with limited access to credit, poor credit history and/or who need access to funds quickly. There are over 2,500 online platforms providing short-term loans to 10 million users in China with loans in this sector totalling in excess of RMB1 trillion ($155 billion).

The proposed Financial Services Act will introduce new regulatory conduct rules and a new regime for the offering of securities

In the February 2018 cover story, IFLR discusses how upcoming elections in a number of Latam nations could unsettle the equity and debt capital markets

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has released its latest analysis of data on non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector, covering the period to August 31 2017. The analysis shows aggregate non-performing facilities (NPFs) and related indicators for the domestic operations of credit institutions operating in Cyprus. During the month of August NPFs fell by €497 million ($598 million), a reduction of 2.2%, to €21.9 billion, against a backdrop of a smaller (1.1%) reduction in total facilities, from €49.5 billion to €48.9 billion, over the same period. As a result, the percentage of facilities classified as non-performing fell to 44.7% at the end of August 2017. Total impairment provisions made against NPFs totalled €10 billion as at August 31 2017, accounting for 45.9% of aggregate NPFs.

The Irish Central Bank (CBI), in common with other EU regulators, will be focused in 2018 on intensified supervision of anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist finance compliance, data protection, and ensuring banks and other regulated institutions have robust cyber security systems. However, in Ireland another area is emerging. This is the question of individual responsibility for increased regulatory scrutiny by directors and senior managers for regulatory breaches by their institution.

There has been a marked increase in investments by Japanese investors in foreign real estate funds, but the marketing of such funds in Japan is subject to many regulations, including the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). The following is a brief summary of the two principal regulations applicable to operators of typical foreign real estate funds, such as limited partnerships, investment trusts or real estate investment trusts (Reits) that are established under foreign laws, and which are marketed to institutional or professional investors in Japan.

The development of communication media, especially mobile devices with internet access, has led to the appearance and rapid growth of several new types of electronic payment services. In particular, as technology advances, software applications that can be used from mobile devices have quickly developed as easy, reliable and secure platforms from which to perform payment transactions, thus increasingly gaining popularity among consumers and retailers.