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Trading & Investment
Philippines Issues Rules on New Investment Vehicle for Corporate Debt
26/08/2020
Corporate Debt Vehicles can issue securities to invest in bonds, notes or commercial papers issued by large corporations and medium-sized enterprises.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Allows ‘Frozen Funds’ to Pay Out Hardship Relief to Members
26/08/2020
The hardship relief will make it easier for responsible entities of frozen funds to enable withdrawals by investors suffering hardship, says ASIC’s Karen Chester.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Sanctions Chinese Individuals, Entities Over South China Sea
26/08/2020
The US accuses one Chinese state-owned enterprise of engaging in “corruption, predatory financing, environmental destruction, and other abuses across the world.”
Market Abuse
Singapore CEO Fined Over ‘Interested Person’ Transactions
26/08/2020
Under the Securities and Futures Act, mainboard companies must immediately announce interested person transactions worth over 3% of tangible assets.
Structural Regulation
New P2P Lending Legislation Takes Effect in Korea
26/08/2020
Under the law, P2P lenders must meet new capital requirements and be registered with the FSC. Consumer protection is also enhanced.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
SFC Imposes Lifetime Ban on Former China Citic Bank Employee
26/08/2020
The former relationship manager is said to have falsely represented to customers that an additional fee was needed to open an account with CITIC – which he then pocketed.
Trading & Investment
Thailand SEC to Allow Repo, Reverse Repo Trades by Retail Investors
25/08/2020
Allowing repo and reverse repo trades in listed securities and unit trusts with all investor types will provide them additional liquidity management tools, the SEC said.
Resolution & Recovery
FSB Publishes ‘Key Attributes’ Assessment Methodology for Insurance
25/08/2020
The methodology will guide the assessment of how well a jurisdiction’s insurance resolution framework aligns with the FSB’s Key Attributes for effective resolution regimes.
Capital Adequacy
S. Korea Progresses Bill on Financial Conglomerate Supervision
25/08/2020
The bill provides the legal basis for the supervision of non-holding financial groups such as Samsung, Hanwha, Kyobo, Mirae Asset, Hyundai Motor, and DB.
Capital Adequacy
China: Banks May Sell Subordinated Debt to Local Govts for Capital
25/08/2020
Regulators are reportedly considering allowing small and midsized banks to sell subordinated debt to local governments to replenish tier 2 capital.
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