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Super Funds Pay Out A$1.3b in First Week of Early Release Scheme
04/05/2020
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimates that super funds may have paid out A$7.1bn in total, including the second week of the initiative.
Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia SC Issues New Capital Market Advertising Guidelines
04/05/2020
Effective from 4 May, advertisers of capital markets products and services are no longer required to submit their advertisement materials to the SC for approval.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Eases Market Cap Requirement for CDR Issuance
04/05/2020
Innovative Chinese companies listed overseas will be eligible to list depositary receipts at home with just $2.8bn in market cap, compared to $28bn under 2018 rules.
BNM Faces Backlash Over Revised Moratorium Guidance
03/05/2020
The initial version of BNM’s FAQs appeared to suggest that no extra interest would be charged on hire-purchase loans under deferment, but a revised illustration shows interest can accrue.
Capital / Liquidity
Glass Half Full: Basel IV Presents Opportunity for Constructive Change, COVID-19 the Impetus
03/05/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is an additional catalyst for financial institutions to generate fundamental structural change as they seek to implement Basel reforms, says AxiomSL’s Mahim Mehra.
Securities / Derivatives
China to Pilot REITs Issuance in Infrastructure Sector
02/05/2020
Under a pilot programme, infrastructure projects in major economic areas can be securitised to form publicly-traded REITs.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Defers New Risk Management Norms for Mutual Funds
01/05/2020
Mutual funds now have until 30 June to comply with new norms on liquid assets, sector exposures, and money market and debt securities valuations.
Big Picture
Short-selling Bans Negatively Impact Market Quality: WFE
01/05/2020
A review of academic research shows that it “almost unanimously” points towards short-selling bans being disruptive for the orderly functioning of markets.
AML / KYC
BSP Warns of Covid-19 related Money Laundering Risks
01/05/2020
Supervised financial institutions are encouraged to prudently leverage on technology to reinforce their controls against fraud and financial crime.
RBI Grants Banks Additional Time to Submit Regulatory Returns
01/05/2020
The regulator has listed 18 regulatory returns which banks can submit with a delay of a maximum 30 days. No extension is granted for the submission of statutory returns which are required by law.
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