Editors
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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
NSE India Launches New Corporate Governance Framework
22/12/2021
Listed companies that voluntarily choose to be part of ‘NSE Prime’ will need to comply with higher corporate governance standards and disclosure requirements.
Supervision & Enforcement
CSRC Launches Inspections at Financial Asset Exchanges
22/12/2021
Some exchanges were found to be illegally facilitating financing for property developers through the issuance of non-standard debt financing products.
Trading & Investment
SC Malaysia Finalises Enhancements to Unit Trust Framework
22/12/2021
The enhancements will enable retail funds to invest in and offer investors access to a wider range of investment instruments and activities.
Sustainable Finance
KRX Admits 20 Brokerage Firms to Carbon Emissions Market
22/12/2021
The addition of the 20 brokerages is expected to stimulate the carbon emissions trading market and facilitate more appropriate pricing of emissions.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan Extends Day Trading Transaction Tax Cut to 2024
22/12/2021
The extension keeps the transaction tax for day trading halved at 0.15 percent, a measure that has been in place since April 2017 and was set to expire on 31 December.
Payments & Settlements
HKMA Directs Banks to Use Name Matching in Fund Transfers
21/12/2021
Banks are directed to perform name matching for fund transfers over HKD 10,000 to reduce the chance of error inputs by customers.
CBDCs
ISSA Explores CBDC Impacts to Post-Trade Settlement
21/12/2021
CBDC is a critical and likely enabler for DLT-based securities settlement and collateral management, with stablecoins providing a possible alternative, the paper says.
Structural Regulation
Bursa Malaysia to Become Approval Authority for ACE Market IPOs
21/12/2021
Under the new regulatory framework, the listing process for ACE Market IPOs has been streamlined to enhance fundraising efficiency for Malaysian corporations.
Trading & Investment
China to Expand Shanghai-London Stock Connect
21/12/2021
Under the proposed rules, the Stock Connect scheme will be expanded to allow participation from companies listed in Shenzhen, Switzerland and Germany.
Trading & Investment
‘SOFR First’ Concludes with Publication of User Guide
21/12/2021
The user guide outlines best practices for transitioning new exchange-traded derivatives activity to SOFR activity in the near term.
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