Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Adds e-DRP Functionality to Mobile App

22/03/2022

The new feature allows investors to participate in Dividend Reinvestment Plan corporate exercises electronically.

Payments & Settlements

India, China to Enable Cross-Border Payments With Arab World

21/03/2022

India’s NPCI and China’s UnionPay have signed agreements to establish interoperability with Buna, a payment system owned by the Arab Monetary Fund.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Financial Stability Risks from BigTech May Be Increasing: FSB

21/03/2022

The FSB warns that bigtechs could become so large or dominant that their failure could have a severe impact on economic activity and financial stability.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

NZ FMA Asked to Improve Conflicts Handling Process

21/03/2022

An independent review has found shortcomings in the way the FMA handled a conflict of interest last year and proposed changes to its processes.

Trading & Investment

State Street to Be Dismissed as Manager of HK Tracker Fund

21/03/2022

Hong Kong’s government commenced a review last year to assess State Street’s role as the manager of TraHK, the city’s largest and most-popular ETF.

Trading & Investment

Eurex Sets Launch Date for Expansion of KRX Link

20/03/2022

International investors will be able to trade KOSPI 200 options with weekly expiries outside Korean trading hours via Eurex from 28 March.

Data Privacy

Australia Consults on Expansion of CDR to Non-Bank Lending

20/03/2022

The designation of non-bank datasets under the CDR will support creditworthiness assessments and compliance with responsible lending obligations.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

MAS Bars Former DBS Wealth Planner for Cheating Clients

20/03/2022

The former DBS Bank wealth planning manager fraudulently deceived clients into transferring SGD 490,000 into his personal bank account.

ESG Data

MAS, CDP Partner to Enhance Access to Quality ESG Data

20/03/2022

MAS and CDP will collaborate to explore the exchange of information between CDP’s disclosure system and MAS’ Project Greenprint.