Securities / Derivatives

Sri Lanka Seeks Global Partner to Develop Exchange in Port City

08/07/2021

The Colombo Port City project is a joint venture between Sri Lanka and China to develop a service-oriented special economic zone.

AML / KYC

US, Switzerland Announce New Sanctions Against Myanmar

07/07/2021

The Treasury has sanctioned 22 more individuals connected to Myanmar’s military, while the Department of Commerce added four companies to its Entity List.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Philippine Bourse Seeks to Launch Crypto Business – Report

07/07/2021

CEO Ramon Monzon said the PSE should be the exchange platform for crypto assets because it already has the trading infrastructure and investor safeguards in place.

Securities / Derivatives

Industry Bodies Partner to Adapt CDM for Repo, Bonds

06/07/2021

Implementation of the Common Domain Model for repo and bonds is expected to deliver industry wide efficiency gains, ICMA says.

Enforcement

Taiwan Probe Casts Light on ‘Rampant’ Insider Trading – Report

06/07/2021

A probe into a vaccine maker has cast a light on the prevalence of stock manipulation in Taiwan, where financial regulators do not have jurisdiction over insider trading cases.

Australia Proposes Bill to Facilitate Technology Use in Company Meetings

06/07/2021

The legislation will facilitate the use of technology in meetings, to execute company documents and send meeting-related materials.

Market Infrastructure

EU Regulators Urge Participants to Stop Using LIBOR

05/07/2021

Market participants are asked not to wait for the European Commission to exercise its powers to designate a replacement for LIBOR.

AML / KYC

Taiwan: New AML Rules For Crypto Exchanges Take Effect

05/07/2021

Crypto exchanges in Taiwan have to report transactions worth more than TWD 500,000 and fulfill KYC requirements.

Securities / Derivatives

Tokyo Bourse Lists First Depositary Receipts by Asian Firm

01/07/2021

Singapore-based Omni-Plus System is only the second foreign company to list JDRs, after US chip design company Techpoint’s 2017 offering.