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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FSS Reprimands Woori, Hana Chiefs for Derivatives Mis-Selling
31/01/2020
The FSS is also recommending a 20-billion-won penalty be imposed on both banks, and for some of their operations to be suspended for six months.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Names Two Global Banks in Failed IPO Application
31/01/2020
Sponsored by Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Securities, the listing of Chinese biotech firm Akeso was rejected due to a typo in the date in a listing application document.
Structural Regulation
Japan to Launch New Benchmark Interest Rate by Mid 2021 – Report
31/01/2020
From around Q2 this year, ‘reference rates’ for the new benchmark will be released as a first step, which will not be used for actual transactions.
Trading & Investment
Buy-side Adoption of FX Global Code Lagging: BIS
31/01/2020
More needs to be done to bolster buy-side adoption of the FX Global Code, says MAS deputy managing director Jacqueline Loh, who also chairs the BIS Markets Committee.
Structural Regulation
HK Listed Companies May Miss Earnings Deadline – Reports
31/01/2020
The HKICPA has met with HKEX to propose extending a 31 March filing deadline for China-based companies listed in Hong Kong affected by coronavirus-related travelling restrictions.
Capital Adequacy
Some Chinese Banks Would Crack Under Stress: S&P
31/01/2020
S&P Global Ratings identifies Bohai Bank, China Zheshang Bank, and Shengjing Bank as under more pressure than other PBOC stress-tested banks.
Structural Regulation
RBNZ Endorses Official Cash Rate as Fallback Benchmark
31/01/2020
New Zealand will operate a dual interest rate benchmark system, retaining the Bank Bill Benchmark Rate and using the OCR as its fallback.
Emerging Prudential Risks
IMF Warns of Buildup of Financial Vulnerabilities
30/01/2020
The deployment of cyclical macroprudential policy tools such as the CCyB is now paramount to keep rising vulnerabilities from putting growth at risk.
Capital Adequacy
HKMA Maintains 2% CCyB Amid ‘Uncertain’ Environment
30/01/2020
HKMA chief Eddie Yue says it is appropriate to maintain the CCyB at 2.0% to allow more time to “observe the trend”.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Suspends RHB Securities AE for Unauthorised Discretionary Trades
30/01/2020
The account executive conducted discretionary trades for a client account for almost two years without obtaining written authorisation.
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