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This timely event that will provide answers to all your questions about how the regulatory changes will effect you. You will benefit t from a detailed overview on the EMIR implementation new timelines and best practices from OTC Derivatives regulators and experts in capital markets.

Just weeks before the U.S. Presidential elections, join financial industry leaders in New York City to discuss the impact of the political and economic climate looking ahead to 2013 and beyond. The industry’s top regulators will discuss the latest developments with regulatory reform implementation and how they will affect your business; Beltway insiders will provide insights on the latest polls and predictions for election results; financial industry experts will discuss the impact each Administration will have on our industry and the economy at large. Discussions will include a focus on issues of importance to the industry, including the looming fiscal cliff, European debt crisis, global reforms, and a return to a client-focused culture.

Vietnam’s introduction of Central Resolution 4, the first self-criticism campaign in the country since the sixties, has increased NPL and SOE transparency and may be the catalyst for financial reform.

Amid global market uncertainty, the withdrawal of European players from Asia and flurry of bank downgrades, several financial institutions impress regional companies and banks more than ever. ASIAMONEY’s largest Cash Management Poll yet reveals which they are. Chien Mi Wong reports.

Analysts discuss if the People's Bank of China has done enough to stimulate growth in the world's second biggest economy.

Indian banks stand out as being the biggest underperformer over the last 18 months and although fundamentals will continue to deteriorate, opportunities are still to be found, says Morgan Stanley.

At first glance, China’s PMI figures for July do not make cheerful reading and markets look to the PBOC to lower rates or cut RRR

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An increasingly troubled property market in South Korea looks set to add to the pressure on households and may well lead to defaults. This could force the country’s banks into capital-raising, as they strive to keep their capital ratios Basel III-compliant. Frances Yoon reports.

A combination of financial crises and political pressure has forced Western banks to retreat from Asia. Regional lenders are proving quick to fill the gap, and some could go further and become truly international players. Elliot Wilson reports.

Southeast Asia’s bourses have the lofty goal of creating an inter-exchange trading link to develop a single stock trading bloc across the region. But the project has been beset by technological problems, while many question its ultimate value. Will it be an enormous white elephant? Anita Davis reports.