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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.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Approves ZCE Polyester Staple Fiber Futures Contract
28/09/2020
The new contract will provide relevant enterprises open, continuous and transparent price signals and effective risk management tools, the CSRC said.
Securities / Derivatives
China Yangtze Power Lists Depositary Receipts in London
28/09/2020
Yangtze Power is the first Chinese issuer to receive LSE’s ‘Green Economy Mark’, which recognises firms that derive at least half of revenues from the green economy.
Securities / Derivatives
UK Manager Baillie Gifford Sets Up China Fund Unit
28/09/2020
Baillie Gifford has become the latest foreign asset manager to set up a wholly-owned securities investment fund unit in China.
ESG / Sustainability
SET Launches ESG Development Services for Listed Companies
28/09/2020
The sustainability-related data and services are being provided through SETLink, the SET’s online information disclosure platform.
Taiwan FSC Issues New Rules on Domestic OBU Accounts
28/09/2020
About 90,000 of Taiwan’s 130,000 OBU accounts are owned by overseas firms that are actually Taiwanese companies.
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