Securities / Derivatives

Chinese SOEs to Issue Carbon Neutrality Bonds on Shanghai Bourse

04/03/2021

China Energy Investment Corp, State Power Investment Corp, China Huaneng Group Co and China National Nuclear Corp will issue carbon neutrality bonds on the SSE.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Extends Loan Deferrals, Regulatory Support for Six Months

04/03/2021

Individuals and businesses who have already received deferrals on loan and interest payments can re-apply for further extensions.

Market Infrastructure

Japan’s Mizuho Bank Suffers Another Outage at ATMs

04/03/2021

Another system failure took down 29 Mizuho ATMs for three hours on Wednesday, just days after more than 5,000 ATMs went offline.

Enforcement

MAS Bans Four Individuals Following False Trading Convictions

04/03/2021

Three former remisiers and one former insurance agent were banned following convictions connected to false trading in Catalist-listed Koyo International.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Revises Rules on Corporate Bond Issuance, Ratings

04/03/2021

Companies will no longer be required to engage a rating agency and obtain a credit rating before they issue bonds for sale on the public market.

BNM Revises Guidance on Operational Risk Reporting

03/03/2021

The revisions enhance the granularity of reporting requirements and align definitions with the FSB’s cyber lexicon.

Enforcement

ASIC Charges Former Apogee Financial Adviser for Deception

03/03/2021

The ex-financial adviser obtained over A$1.5 million from Nulis Nominees, the trustee for the MLC Super Fund, on behalf of 168 clients.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Greenlights Appointment of Nicolas Aguzin as HKEX CEO

03/03/2021

The SFC gave its approval for Aguzin’s appointment on Tuesday after vetting him against its fit and proper criteria.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC, HKEX Directed to Explore SPAC Listings in Hong Kong

02/03/2021

Financial Secretary Paul Chan has directed the SFC and HKEX to study the feasibility of listing SPACs in Hong Kong.