SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Enforcement

Korean Investors Warned About Illegal Overseas Trading

By Editors | 09/10/2023

The FSC and FSS say there has been a recent increase in the number of foreign investigations involving Korean investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Forms 16 Working Groups to Focus on Rule Simplification

By Editors | 09/10/2023

SEBI is additionally inviting suggestions from the public and regulated entities on ways to simplify, ease and reduce cost of compliance.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan: 11 Fund Managers Selected to Receive Policy Concessions

By Editors | 09/10/2023

Three firms were cut from the list of foreign fund managers eligible for policy concessions since last year. Goldman Sachs was added.

Fintech / Regtech

ASX Pledges to Remediate Issues Identified in RBA Assessment

By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2023

The RBA said ASX has been operating at a “heightened level of overall risk level for an extended period” and this needs to be addressed “promptly”.

ESG / Sustainability

European Parliament Adopts New Standards for Green Bonds

By Editors | 09/10/2023

The standards impose strict requirements on companies that choose to use the ‘European green bond’ or ‘EuGB’ label.

Fintech / Regtech

Don’t Delay the Inevitable: T+1 Settlement is Imminent

By Val Wotton | 09/10/2023

DTCC’s Val Wotton discusses what the US move to a shorter settlement cycle means for Asia and beyond.

Securities / Derivatives

ESMA Consults on Potential Move to Shorter Securities Settlement Cycle

By Editors | 08/10/2023

ESMA said it is looking to consider “all the possibilities for a shortened settlement cycle, including both T+1 and T+0”.

ESG / Sustainability

Canada’s Main Market Operator Launches ESG Data Hub

By Editors | 06/10/2023

The data hub will include climate action plans, impact quantifying, company and controversy screening, news and event coverage, and corporate peer analysis.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea Announces New Disclosure Standards for ESG Funds

By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2023

The standards will become effective in December. A two-month “intensive review period” will then take place ahead of full implementation in February 2024.