Trading & Investment

Korean Won Futures Set for Launch on Eurex-KRX Link

12/07/2021

The listing of USD/KRW Futures on the KRX-Eurex link will allow for continuous trading during Asian, European and North American market hours.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Proposes Tweaks to Dual Class Shares Framework

12/07/2021

SEBI proposes to allow superior voting rights shares to be issued to trusts and other corporate structures and to tweak other requirements.

Credit Risk

BOT Adjusts ‘Debt Clinic’ Criteria, Extends Debtor Support

12/07/2021

Measures to help debtors have been extended to continue until December 2021, allowing them to make repayments according to their ability to repay.

Cloud & Infrastructure

PBOC Directs Banks to Enhance Lending Services for MSMEs

12/07/2021

Banks should also increase investment in inclusive fintech including big data, cloud computing and blockchain to improve loan efficiency, the PBOC said.

Cloud & Infrastructure

SFC, Canadian Regulators Establish Fintech Cooperation Agreement

12/07/2021

Under the agreement, the SFC and eight Canadian securities regulators will cooperate on information sharing and referrals between their innovation functions.

Structural Regulation

HKEX Establishes Mainland China Advisory Group

12/07/2021

The new Advisory Group will advise the HKEX board on the development of China’s financial markets and economy.

Anti-Money Laundering

Stablecoins Increasingly Used in Money Laundering, PBOC Says

12/07/2021

PBOC governor Fan Yifei says stablecoins are increasingly being used as a tool for illegal activities and money laundering.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australian Court Set to Impose First Sentences Over Bad Audits

11/07/2021

EC Audit and its former director are the first auditors in Australia to face criminal prosecution for failure to comply with auditing standards.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

HK, Macau Police Arrest Break Up Romance Scam Syndicate

11/07/2021

The syndicate is said to have conned 10 local victims out of HKD 20 million and another seven out of HKD 1.5 million in Macau.