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Fireside Chat: Regulating Carbon Markets
02/11/2022
IOSCO’s Nathanail described the challenges across different jurisdictions in building functional, efficient and standardised carbon markets. She also discussed the incentives for jurisdictions to sell offset units to other countries, regulatory arbitrage issues, and the interplay between ETS schemes, VCMs, and carbon tax regimes.
ESG / Sustainability
MAS, PBOC to Jointly Establish Green Finance Taskforce
02/11/2022
A number of Singapore-China initiatives were announced this week, including plans by SGX, SSE and SZSE to launch a Low Carbon Index Family by year-end.
ESG / Sustainability
IDX, MVGX Partner to Develop Indonesia’s Carbon Market
02/11/2022
Indonesia Stock Exchange and Singapore’s MetaVerse Green Exchange will collaborate to develop a carbon exchange system in Indonesia.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX to Amend Cash Market Trading Fee Structure
01/11/2022
The enhancements will result in a simpler and more predictable cash market trading fee structure, HKEX said.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea Prepares Stop-Gap Legislation to Protect Crypto Investors
01/11/2022
The proposed legislation will empower the FSC to punish unfair trading in virtual assets the same way it does in the stock market.
Enforcement
Google Fined $275m in India for Anti-Competitive Practices
01/11/2022
Google is ordered to allow the use of third-party payment processing services in its Play Store and not discriminate against apps facilitating UPI payments.
Enforcement
New York Court Dismisses Tom Hayes LIBOR Rigging Case
01/11/2022
US prosecutors had filed a motion to dismiss the case after two other traders were acquitted in January. Hayes is still trying to get his UK conviction overturned.
SEBI Standardises Rating Scales Used in Issuer & Credit Ratings
01/11/2022
Standardised symbols, definitions and descriptors have been devised for issuer ratings and corporate credit ratings, following consultation with CRAs.
ASIC Publishes Inspection Findings from Six Biggest Audit Firms
01/11/2022
Based on the number of negative findings in the files ASIC assessed, EY demonstrated the highest quality audits, followed by BDO and PwC.
FSC Korea to Relax Mortgage Rules for New Homebuyers
01/11/2022
A KRW 50 trillion liquidity support package will also be launched to help SMEs and startups burdened by high interest rates and provide financing for their future growth.
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