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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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