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East & Partners

Sector: Regulatory & Government

(19 February 2007 – China) China is discussing the possibility of allowing its commercial banks to tap into yuan derivatives...

(9 February 2007 – Singapore) The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced it will lower the amount of capital commercial...

(16 January 2007 – Australia) The federal government has given the green light to Suncorp Metway’s proposed A$7.9 billion takeover...

(13 December 2006 – China) The China Banking Regulatory Commission has given its approval to international banks HSBC, Standard Chartered...

(13 November 2006 – New Zealand) The New Zealand Commerce Commission has begun legal action against 11 financial institutions for...

(25 October 2006 – Europe/China) The European Commission trade chief Peter Mandelson has told China it must allow more foreign...

(18 October 2006 – USA) Visa and MasterCard will alert the market to their interchange fee schedule by posting information...

(18 October 2006 – China) Standard Chartered is set to be the first foreign bank to issue credit cards in...

(11 October 2006 – China) China’s Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has issued guidelines aimed at boosting loans to the country’s...

(9 October 2006 – UK) HSBC has hosed down speculation that it is considering shifting its headquarters from London for...