SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Capital / Liquidity

FSS Korea Outlines Supervision and Inspection Workplan for 2024

By Editors | 09/03/2024

Supervision and inspections will assess the ability of financial firms to prevent real estate-related risks from spreading to the financial system, among other areas.

Securities / Derivatives

EMEs Can Improve Shock Resilience With Better Hedging Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2024

The BIS finds that emerging markets with a more diverse investor base and better-developed hedging markets tend to have more resilient government bond markets.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea to Launch Carbon-linked ETNs for Retail Investors

By Editors | 08/03/2024

Korea’s Ministry of Environment, KRX and local securities firms are working to launch ETNs linked to carbon allowances by August this year.

Enforcement

Thailand SEC Penalises 15 for Manipulating Stock Prices

By Mark Johnston | 08/03/2024

The individuals were collectively fined a total $1.82mn and prohibited from serving as directors or executives of any securities company for varying periods.

Enforcement

Three Charged in Singapore Over Links to Billion-dollar Nickel Fraud

By Editors | 08/03/2024

The former CEO and two directors of Envysion Wealth Management have been charged over poor risk management and failure to mitigate conflicts of interest.

Securities / Derivatives

US SEC Enhances Disclosures on Order Execution Quality

By Editors | 08/03/2024

The amendments for the first time enable customers of larger broker-dealers to gain access to direct information about aggregate execution quality.

ESG / Sustainability

UK to Start Regulating ESG Ratings Later This Year

By ESG Investor | 08/03/2024

Budget statement confirms that the UK will regulate ESG ratings, with full consultation and legislative steps due to be announced later this year.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan FSC to Allow Insurers to Issue Capital Bonds Overseas

By Editors | 07/03/2024

Cathay Life Insurance has already announced it will establish an SPV in Singapore to issue bonds, which would make it the first to take advantage of the revision.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s AMFI Relaxes Rule on Payments to Fund Distributors

By Ajoy K Das | 07/03/2024

AMCs can pay trail commissions to new distributors after assets have been transferred from an old distributor by an investor, after 6 month cooling-off period.