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Securities / Derivatives
Taxing Securities Trades Will Reduce Competitiveness, says SET President
23/12/2021
SET president Pakorn Peetathawatchai Pakorn was responding to reports that the government is planning a 0.1 percent tax on securities trades.
Fintech / Regtech
Cambodia, Laos to Step Up Cross-Border Cooperation in 2022
23/12/2021
The National Bank of Cambodia and Bank of the Lao PDR will cooperate on payment innovation and cross-border connectivity, among other areas.
Press Release
Regulation Asia: Top 20 News Stories for 2021
23/12/2021
This list presents the most-read new stories published by Regulation Asia in 2021, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.
Press Release
Regulation Asia: Top Ten Contributed Articles for 2021
23/12/2021
This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2020, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.
AML / KYC
BSP Identifies Other Banks, Non-banks Involved in BDO Hack
23/12/2021
A BSP task force will submit recommendations to the Monetary Board by mid-January 2022, which may include sanctions and penalties for the involved banks.
Fintech / Regtech
SEBI Forms New Advisory Committee on Technology
22/12/2021
The new committee will issue recommendations on existing technology projects and propose new suptech and regtech tools to improve SEBI’s capabilities.
Securities / Derivatives
Australia Announces Reforms to Proxy Advice Regime
22/12/2021
The reforms extend AFS licensing requirements to a greater range of proxy adviser activities, as well as enhance transparency of super funds’ voting records.
Securities / Derivatives
NSE India Launches New Corporate Governance Framework
22/12/2021
Listed companies that voluntarily choose to be part of ‘NSE Prime’ will need to comply with higher corporate governance standards and disclosure requirements.
Enforcement
CSRC Launches Inspections at Financial Asset Exchanges
22/12/2021
Some exchanges were found to be illegally facilitating financing for property developers through the issuance of non-standard debt financing products.
Securities / Derivatives
SC Malaysia Finalises Enhancements to Unit Trust Framework
22/12/2021
The enhancements will enable retail funds to invest in and offer investors access to a wider range of investment instruments and activities.
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