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Market Risk
Korean Regulator Warns of Risks from Leveraged ETFs
03/09/2022
Three of the top ten overseas products purchased by Korean retail investors in H1 were highly leveraged ETPs which have lost 60 percent or more this year.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia Proposes Enhancements to Financial Advice Regime
02/09/2022
Superannuation trustees would also be able to provide personal advice to their members, and have discretion to decide how to charge for such advice.
Structural Regulation
New Guidance Issued on HKMA Funds Certification
02/09/2022
The guidance is intended to help funds and their auditors prepare the necessary reports needed to obtain carried interest tax concessions.
Credit Risk
FSC Korea Ramps Up Scrutiny on Loan Loss Reserves
02/09/2022
Regulators will also prepare additional market stabilisation measures in case it becomes necessary to put them into operation quickly.
Reporting & Disclosures
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Educating Investors About ESG
01/09/2022
Regulators should help investors better understand ESG certifications, labels and scores, and facilitate financial advisor anti-greenwashing training.
Supervision & Enforcement
Australia: Grant Thornton Auditor Facing Criminal Charges
01/09/2022
The matter reportedly concerns revenue numbers signed off by Grant Thornton for booking in the half-year results of iSignthis Ltd in 2018.
Reporting & Disclosures
Malaysia to Issue ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs
01/09/2022
Regulators are also developing guidance on Malaysia’s taxonomy, exploring blended finance solutions, and developing a catalogue of climate risk data sources.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Malaysian Court Convicts Wife of Najib Razak for Corruption
01/09/2022
Rosmah Mansor was convicted for taking bribes from a contractor in exchange for a government project to supply solar energy to rural schools.
Trading & Investment
China Launches First Affordable Rental Housing REITs
01/09/2022
The REITs started trading on Wednesday, after being more than 100 times oversubscribed among institutional investors two weeks earlier.
Operational Risk
ORX, McKinsey Launch Operational Risk Control Library
01/09/2022
The ORX Reference Control Library contains 761 typical operational risk controls based on data collected from nearly 50 banks and insurers.
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