Revised code urges disclosure of plans to reduce cross-shareholdings, pushes for diversity in management, including more women non-Japanese.
New rules cap individual redemptions from money market funds at ¥10,000; payment companies banned from advancing cash to realise same-day redemptions.
Regulator publishes final guidelines but no change in capital requirements; companies seeking inclusion in first batch of virtual bank applications can apply by 31 August.
Hang Seng Investment Management fined HK$3mn for cash management failures involving SFC-authorised funds it manages from 2010 to 2016.
The firm was fined HK$5mn for failures in client risk profiling and product due diligence, resulting in potentially unsuitable investment products being sold to clients.
Six-month central bank inspections to focus on quality of financial information as part of plan to unify statistical management operational mechanisms.
The code aims to instil core minimum standards of conduct, enhance confidence, promote sustainability across financial sector by promoting strong culture of professionalism.
The 100 basis point RRR reduction is expected to help facilitate healthy price discovery on the cost of funds in the financial system.
Exchanges warned against facilitating trading in digital tokens which constitute securities or futures contracts without MAS authorisation; ICO representing equity ownership halted.
SFC requires intermediaries to disclose incentives, trading profits arising from third party products; amendments to come into effect on 25 November 2018.