Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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626Fintech / RegtechIndia Tech Startups Lobby for Dual-Class Share Structures
A lobby group for startups in India is urging the government to change the criteria for shares with differential voting rights to allow founders and promoters to better safeguard their ownership control.
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685Australia & NZABA to Amend Code of Practice to Implement Hayne Recommendations
The Australian Banking Association will implement 7 Royal Commission recommendations through amendments to the Banking Code of Practice.
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1.1KFintech / RegtechIMAS Launches Accelerator Programme for Asset Management Industry
The Digital Accelerator Programme will allow fintech startups to work with professional mentors from asset management firms to create viable solutions for industry challenges.
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610IndiaRBI Proposes Overhaul of Bank Executive Compensation Norms
The proposals include a minimum 50% variable component, a compulsory deferral mechanism, and clawback provisions to ensure compensation reflects performance.
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622EnforcementHong Kong Court Dismisses Short Seller’s Trading Ban Appeal
The Court dismissed an appeal from short seller Andrew Left to overturn a 2016 ruling banning him from trading in Hong Kong for five years after he published a report containing false information.
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647Capital RegulationCBIRC Pressures Banks to Boost Lending to Private Firms
State-owned lenders are instructed to increase loans to private firms by 30% this year, end discriminatory lending practices, and reduce their reliance on loan collateral.
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808ChinaShanghai’s New Technology Board Attracts Fund Manager Interest
CSRC says at least 9 fund managers are seeking approval to issue equity investment products on the new board, which could be launched within the first half of this year.
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846EnforcementS. Korea to Crack Down on Unfair Trading Practices
The FSS plans to tighten monitoring of unfair trading practices, namely high-frequency trading, false disclosures and unlawful short-selling. Merrill Lynch, Franklin Templeton under scrutiny.
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819EnforcementSFC Suspends China Merchants Securities Exec Over Sponsor Work
The SFC said Wu Yinong breached the Code of Conduct and the Sponsor Guidelines when he was a sponsor principal in charge of supervising the execution of a 2009 listing application.
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1.3KCapital RegulationFSB Explores Effects of Regulatory Reform on SME Financing
The FSB is seeking feedback on observed trends and drivers in SME financing, and whether regulatory reforms such as Basel III have affected financing to SMEs.
