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KYC & CDD
SEBI Seeks Details on UBOs of Chinese, Hong Kong FPIs
16/04/2020
Prompted by the PBOC raising its stake in HDFC to over 1%, SEBI is reportedly concerned that Indian companies may face takeover threats from Chinese investors.
Trading & Investment
ISDA to Add Pre-cessation Trigger to LIBOR Fallback Provisions
16/04/2020
A significant majority of respondents favour including both pre-cessation and permanent cessation fallbacks as standard language in the amended 2006 ISDA Definitions for LIBOR.
Operational Risk
APRA Announces New Commencement Dates for Prudential Standards
16/04/2020
The new commencement dates relate to initial margin requirements and APRA’s prudential standards on information security, credit risk management and related entity exposures.
Emerging Prudential Risks
G20 Agrees to Suspend Debt Payments for Low Income Nations
15/04/2020
The G20 is also calling on private creditors, working through the Institute of International Finance, to participate in the initiative “on comparable terms”.
Anti-Money Laundering
US Returns $300m of Misappropriated 1MDB Funds to Malaysia
15/04/2020
The funds includes proceeds from assets that Malaysia financier Jho Low allegedly bought with stolen 1MDB money before his $700mn forfeit last year.
Liquidity Risk
Hedge Funds Have Sufficient Liquidity, Low Leverage: IOSCO
15/04/2020
Hedge funds were found to have sufficient portfolio liquidity to meet investor redemption demands under normal market conditions, based on end-September 2018 data.
Trading & Investment
Malaysia, Shenzhen Bourses Enter MoU on Cross-border Collaboration
15/04/2020
The MoU will facilitate the display and joint promotion of Bursa Malaysia and SZSE benchmark indices in each other’s markets.
Custody & Infrastructure
Two Singapore Bodies Merge to Form New Blockchain Association
15/04/2020
The new industry body will be co-chaired by SFA president Chia Hock Lai and OneConnect Financial Technology’s APAC chief Ms Tan Bin Ru.
Structural Regulation
CBIRC Simplifies Administrative Licensing for Trust Companies
15/04/2020
The licensing rules reflect the cancellation of a $1bn asset threshold previously required of foreign financial institutions that invest in domestic trust companies.
Operational Risk
FSC Taiwan Probes Trading Controls at Hua Nan Securities
15/04/2020
Hua Nan Securities reportedly lost $158mn on derivative warrants in March as a result of poor internal controls.
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