ESG / Sustainability

ICMA Offers Impact Reporting Guidance for Social Bonds

28/09/2024

The handbook offers impact reporting metrics for affordable housing. Future iterations will cover other social bond project categories.

Fintech / Regtech

China Issues Guidelines for Identifying Personal Information

28/09/2024

The guidelines were developed with support from organisations including Ant Group, China CITIC Bank, China UnionPay, and Huawei Technologies.

Sanctions

OFAC Issues Sanctions Over Iran Oil Shipments to Syria, East Asia

28/09/2024

The sanctions targets include a China-based vessel operator called Star Ocean Shipmanage and a total nine vessels.

Big Picture

WFE Offers Recommendations for SME Listing Platforms

28/09/2024

The recommendations aim to address conderns cited by SMEs about going public, including difficulties attracting investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Cuts Debt Securities Listing Timeline in Half

27/09/2024

The new timeline will be optional for public issues of debt securities and NCRPS for the first year and mandatory thereafter.

Sanctions

Reports Emerge of Secret Russian Drone Project in China

27/09/2024

Reports have emerged that a Russian company has set up a factory in China to develop and test new attack drones.

BSP Revises Framework for External Auditor Selection by FIs

26/09/2024

The BSP has proposed draft revisions to its framework for financial institutions on the selection and appointment of external auditors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSC Korea to Start Pushing 2nd Phase of Crypto Legislation

26/09/2024

The legislation will include measures to enable corporations and institutional investors to participate in the domestic crypto market.

Sanctions

US Proposes to Ban Chinese, Russian Tech in Vehicles

26/09/2024

The move would effectively ban Chinese and Russian vehicles in the US, which has already sharply raised tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs.