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    Articles by Editors

    Capital / Liquidity

    Woori to Seek FSS Approval to Use IRB Approach

    20/05/2020

    Higher expected capital adequacy under the internal ratings-based approach for calculating risk-weighted assets will help to fuel M&A activity at the bank.

    Enforcement

    New Listing Rules at Nasdaq to Impede Chinese IPOs – Reports

    19/05/2020

    Nasdaq will put a minimum $25mn value on the size of IPOs, making it harder for some Chinese firms to pursue a listing. A delisting notice has been filed against Luckin Coffee.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Grants Internal Modelling Banks Relief on Market Risk Capital

    19/05/2020

    APRA will allow internal modelling banks to disregard back-testing exceptions that occurred in March and April when determining capital requirements for market risk.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HSI Operator to Allow Dual Class Shares as Index Constituents

    19/05/2020

    WVR and secondary-listed companies from the Mainland will be eligible for including in the HSI and HSCEI. H-share companies with unlisted share capital will also be eligible.

    Securities / Derivatives

    FSC Korea to Rein in Excessive Investment in Risky ETFs, ETNs

    19/05/2020

    The FSC will impose a new minimum deposit requirement on retail investors investing in ETFs and ETNs, and require them undergo mandatory investor education, among other measures.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India to Allow Private Companies to List on Foreign Exchanges

    19/05/2020

    Private companies will be able to list in ‘permissible jurisdictions’ – likely to include the US, China, Japan, South Korea, the UK, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Canada and Switzerland.

    Securities / Derivatives

    European Regulators Lift Covid-19 Short Selling Bans

    19/05/2020

    In consultation with ESMA, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Spain and Italy have decided to lift short-selling bans that have been in place since mid-March.

    Market Infrastructure

    DTCC Explores Further Digitalisation in Public & Private Markets

    19/05/2020

    Project Ion seeks to further optimise the settlement process in public markets. Project Whitney explores the use of asset tokenisation and digital infrastructure to support private markets.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Urges Domestic Firms to List in London – Report

    19/05/2020

    The push for a resumption of listings under the Shanghai-London Stock Connect is in part aimed at improving China’s ties with the outside world.

    AML / KYC

    Companies Not Protecting Against Third Party Risk: Refinitiv

    18/05/2020

    43% of third parties do not receive due diligence checks, and 62% of respondents do not know the extent to which third parties are outsourcing work.

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