Editors
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ESG / Sustainability
MAS Proposes Approach to Financing Early Retirement of Coal Plants
27/09/2023
A new paper by MAS and McKinsey proposes the generation and sale of “transition credits” to reduce the economic gap from retiring a coal plant early.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX Issues Consultation on Proposed GEM Listing Reforms
27/09/2023
The proposals include a new transfer mechanism for GEM companies to transfer to the Main Board and a new eligibility test for initial listing on the GEM board.
ESG / Sustainability
Indonesia Launches Trading in New Carbon Credits Market
27/09/2023
IDX is the operator of the new carbon exchange, known as the IDXCarbon. Trading technology was provided by AirCarbon Exchange.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia Commences Trading on Bursa Carbon Exchange
27/09/2023
BCX commenced trading on Monday. Bursa Malaysia said renewable energy certificates (RECs) will be offered on the carbon market by Q3 2024.
Market Infrastructure
Capital Controls Eased for Foreign Investors in Beijing, Shanghai
27/09/2023
Beijing and Shanghai authorities announced measures that allow investment capital from foreign investors to freely flow in and out of China.
Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia to Create 200 Capital Market-Ready MSMEs by 2026
26/09/2023
A new MoU between the Securities Commission and SME Corporation Malaysia will enable more MSMEs to access the capital market for financing.
Fintech / Regtech
FSC Korea to Expand Loan Switching Platform to More Loan Types
26/09/2023
The online loan transfer system launched in May for credit loans will become available for mortgage loans for apartments and jeonse loans for all housing types.
Enforcement
Evergrade Subsidiary Hengda Group Under Investigation
26/09/2023
Due to the investigation, Evergrande is now no longer qualified to issue new notes that were supposed to form part of its restructuring plan.
ESG / Sustainability
Philippine SEC Issues New Guidelines on Blue Bond Issuance
26/09/2023
The guidelines set out eligibility criteria for blue projects and activities, based on IFC’s Blue Finance Guidance Framework and ADB’s Green and Blue Bond Framework.
AML / KYC
HKMA Publishes Cases Studies on Regtech Adoption for AML/CFT
26/09/2023
The report features examples of Regtech implementation for fraud monitoring, TM alerts handling, media monitoring, and customer risk monitoring.
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