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Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Proposes Enhanced Rules for Stock Options Trading
03/01/2023
The rules allow futures companies to conduct market-making activities for stock options and require stock exchanges to supervise programmatic trading activities.

SEBI to Enhance Investor Grievance Redressal Mechanism
03/01/2023
SEBI proposes to allow mediation and arbitration to be conducted entirely online and to only have a sole arbitrator rather than a panel deciding cases.

Enforcement
China: Two Former P2P Lending Executives Jailed for 20 Years
03/01/2023
Two executives of now-defunct Tuandai.com were convicted for fundraising fraud and illegal collection of public deposits, among other charges.

Crypto / Digital Assets
China Launching National Digital Assets Platform
03/01/2023
The platform will allow users to register, store and protect intellectual property rights and digital collectibles.

Fintech / Regtech
Shanghai Bourse Launches New Trading Supervision System
03/01/2023
The new system can process more than 500,000 transactions per second in real-time. New issuance underwriting and offline IPO systems also launched.

Market Infrastructure
China Extends Trading Hours of Onshore Yuan Market
03/01/2023
The move will provide greater convenience for global investors and enhance the attractiveness of yuan-denominated assets, the PBOC said.

Enforcement
Singapore Imposes 36-Year Jail Sentence for Market Manipulation
03/01/2023
John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling were sentenced to 36 and 20 years in jail, respectively, for manipulating three penny stocks ten years ago.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI to Review Fees and Expenses Charged by Mutual Funds
03/01/2023
SEBI will review existing regulatory provisions and market practices applicable to mutual fund fees and expenses and consider appropriate policy measures.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Japan Relaxing Rules on Stablecoins, Token Listings
03/01/2023
FSA proposes to allow crypto firms to handle transactions using foreign issued stablecoins. The JVCEA has relaxed its token listing rules.

Capital / Liquidity
CBIRC Revises Rating System for Foreign Bank Branches
03/01/2023
The new framework increases the weighting on compliance, and includes point deductions for mismanagement and increases in business risk.
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