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Fintech / Regtech
IMAS Launches Accelerator Programme for Asset Management Industry
01/03/2019
The Digital Accelerator Programme will allow fintech startups to work with professional mentors from asset management firms to create viable solutions for industry challenges.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Proposes Overhaul of Bank Executive Compensation Norms
28/02/2019
The proposals include a minimum 50% variable component, a compulsory deferral mechanism, and clawback provisions to ensure compensation reflects performance.
Enforcement
Hong Kong Court Dismisses Short Seller’s Trading Ban Appeal
28/02/2019
The Court dismissed an appeal from short seller Andrew Left to overturn a 2016 ruling banning him from trading in Hong Kong for five years after he published a report containing false information.
Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC Pressures Banks to Boost Lending to Private Firms
28/02/2019
State-owned lenders are instructed to increase loans to private firms by 30% this year, end discriminatory lending practices, and reduce their reliance on loan collateral.
Market Infrastructure
Shanghai’s New Technology Board Attracts Fund Manager Interest
28/02/2019
CSRC says at least 9 fund managers are seeking approval to issue equity investment products on the new board, which could be launched within the first half of this year.
Enforcement
S. Korea to Crack Down on Unfair Trading Practices
28/02/2019
The FSS plans to tighten monitoring of unfair trading practices, namely high-frequency trading, false disclosures and unlawful short-selling. Merrill Lynch, Franklin Templeton under scrutiny.
Enforcement
SFC Suspends China Merchants Securities Exec Over Sponsor Work
28/02/2019
The SFC said Wu Yinong breached the Code of Conduct and the Sponsor Guidelines when he was a sponsor principal in charge of supervising the execution of a 2009 listing application.
Capital / Liquidity
FSB Explores Effects of Regulatory Reform on SME Financing
27/02/2019
The FSB is seeking feedback on observed trends and drivers in SME financing, and whether regulatory reforms such as Basel III have affected financing to SMEs.
AML / KYC
RBI Extends KYC Compliance Deadline for e-Wallet Firms
27/02/2019
Following months of intense lobbying by e-wallet providers, the RBI has extended the deadline for completion of KYC processes by six months.
AML / KYC
FATF Consults on Risk-Based Approach for Professional Services
27/02/2019
The FATF is consulting on draft guidance on the application of a risk-based approach to AML/CFT in the legal, accountancy, and trust and company service providers sectors.
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