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Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia Extends Margin Financing Flexibilities to Year-end
29/09/2020
The temporary margin financing relief measures due to expire on 30 September will be extended to 31 December 2020.
MAS in Talks with Banks on Extending Relief for Borrowers
29/09/2020
MAS may extend relief measures announced in March which allowed principal and interest payments on loans to be postponed until year-end.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Launches Five New MSCI Futures Contracts
29/09/2020
The bourse operator also plans to launch an MSCI Taiwan options contract later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions.
Enforcement
SFC, IA Sign New MoU on Supervisory Cooperation
28/09/2020
The MoU covers case referrals, joint inspections and investigations, and sharing of information pertaining to products and relevant entities or key persons.
Securities / Derivatives
Singapore’s iFAST to Launch China Private Fund Manager Business
28/09/2020
iFAST Corporation expects to start selling private funds to qualified onshore individual and institutional investors in China in early 2021.
Securities / Derivatives
Korea Considers Capping Margin Lending, Underwriting Fees
28/09/2020
Interest rates on margin accounts vary between 4.5% and 9%; underwriting fees vary between 1% and 6% of the total value of the shares.
Enforcement
Singapore Police Lay Second Charge Against Hin Leong Founder
28/09/2020
The second charge is for a forged email that was used alongside an inter-tank transfer certificate to secure more than $56mn in trade financing.
Fintech / Regtech
RegTech Asia 2020: Trends, Review and Outlook
28/09/2020
How has the regtech industry has weathered the Covid-19 storm and provided support to global initiatives designed to keep our economies moving?
Fintech / Regtech
PayNow Banks Raise Default Limit for Ad-hoc Transactions
28/09/2020
Customers can enjoy the convenience of making higher value transfers without adding the recipient as a payee, ABS said in a statement.
ESG / Sustainability
New Guidance on Integrating Climate Change in Investment Process
28/09/2020
CFA Institute says 75% of global C-level executives in the investment industry believe climate change is important, but only 40% incorporate it in their investment process.
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