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Trading & Investment
FIA Publishes Best Practices for Designing Volatility Control Mechanisms
27/09/2023
The paper presents best practices for ensuring derivatives exchange VCMs protect against disruptive activity while also facilitating genuine price discovery.
Payments & Settlements
HKMA Pushes for Greater Use of FPS for Business Payments
27/09/2023
For October, banks and SFV operators won’t have to pay settlement fees when using the FPS for payments from corporates and merchants.
Sustainable Finance
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.
Structural Regulation
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.
Sustainable Finance
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.
Sustainable Finance
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.
Structural Regulation
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.
Trading & Investment
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.
Payments & Settlements
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.
Supervision & 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.
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