Capital / Liquidity

BSP Lowers Bank Reserve Requirement Ratio

01/10/2019

The 100bp cut in bank reserve requirements is expected to free up about $2.1bn in the financial system “in support of credit activity”.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea FSC Offers New Channels for Venture Capital Investment

01/10/2019

Securities, asset management and venture capital firms can obtain a license to operate a fund which raises capital from investors to list on the KRX and invests in unlisted companies.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Issues Norms for Funds on Money Market, Debt Valuations

01/10/2019

Mutual funds should value money market and debt securities using the waterfall approach on the basis of traded yields, SEBI said in a circular.

Securities / Derivatives

WFE Partners with UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

30/09/2019

The WFE and SSE will collaborate to enhance ESG disclosure at stock exchanges. They have also jointly published a blueprint for embedding sustainability in stock exchange operations.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Proposes Anti-Corruption Measures for Listed Companies

30/09/2019

The consultation also proposes amendments to facilitate the electronic performance of corporate actions by securities holders.

Securities / Derivatives

FMA Issues Draft Guidance on Responsible Investment

30/09/2019

New Zealand’s FMA is seeking feedback on how responsible investment products should be described, labelled and promoted to investors.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong to Regulate Fund Trustees, Custodians

30/09/2019

Fund trustees and custodians in Hong Kong are not subject to any licensing regime or ongoing supervision. The SFC proposes to regulate them under a new type of regulated activity, RA 13.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX to Introduce Price Collars for Auction Mechanism

30/09/2019

The price limits will prevent order matching beyond a certain range of the last traded price for the securities market’s opening, mid-day and closing auction routines.

Capital / Liquidity

SFC to Push Ahead with New Cap on Margin Financing

30/09/2019

From 4 October, margin loans will be capped at five times capital, despite appeals from brokerage firms to postpone the new rules by one year.