Market Abuse

Japan to Penalise Nomura Securities for JGB Futures Manipulation

30/09/2024

In the aftermath of a penalty recommendation from the SESC, at least four companies have removed Nomura Securities from their lists of bond managers.

PEPs & Sanctions

UK Sanctions Entities, Vessels Involved in Russian LNG Sector

29/09/2024

The sanctions target five vessels and two ship management companies, including one based in India called Ocean Speedstar Solutions.

Capital Adequacy

China Tightens Rules for Financial Leasing Businesses

29/09/2024

The rules raise the requirements for major shareholders of leasing companies and seek to improve corporate governance and risk management.

Tokenisation

Hong Kong Exchange Lists First Digitally Native Notes

29/09/2024

The one-year HKD denominated digitally native notes were issued by HSBC, leveraging the HSBC Orion platform.

Structural Regulation

DBS Awaits Approval to Raise Stake in Chinese Securities Venture

28/09/2024

DBS is planning to raise its stake in its China securities joint venture from 51% to 91%, subject to regulatory approval.

Reporting & Disclosures

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.

Data Privacy

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.

PEPs & 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.

Trading & Investment

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.