SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Sri Lanka SEC Approves New Listing Rules for SOEs

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 14/09/2023

    A new transitionary board will be set up, allowing SOEs to list and progressively transition to a listing on one of the CSE’s existing boards.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Singapore Launches Largest Ever Equity ETF to Drive Climate Action

    By Editors | 14/09/2023

    The SGX-listed fund is managed by BlackRock and anchored by Prudential, with additional backing from investors that include Temasek and Singlife.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Industry Bodies Call on SEC to Reassess Custody Rule Proposal

    By Editors | 14/09/2023

    A letter from 26 trade associations calls on the SEC to re-evaluate the costs and economic impacts of its custody rule proposal.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    US SEC Grants Nasdaq Approval to Launch AI-Powered Order Type

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/09/2023

    The order type enhances liquidity, execution quality improvement outcomes, and fill rates by adjusting dynamically to real-time market conditions.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Allows REIT, InvIT Unitholders to Nominate Board Members

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    REIT and InvIT unitholders holding more than 10 percent of the units can nominate board members.

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    Enforcement

    US SEC Charges Virtu For Not Protecting Confidential Customer Data

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2023

    Virtu describes the lawsuit as retaliation for the company’s public criticism of the SEC’s market structure rule proposals.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MUFG Tokenisation Platform Elevated to National Infrastructure in Japan

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2023

    Progmat Inc will be jointly owned by JPX and seven other companies including the major Japanese banks, and work to advance the development of the country’s digital asset market.

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    Enforcement

    Thai SEC Charges Four Brokerage Execs for Stock Manipulation

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    Criminal charges were filed against four executives of a brokerage firm, including its CEO, for manipulating prices during a 2018 IPO.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Taiwan to Tighten Rules on ETF Dividend Payouts – Report

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    The FSC has received complaints from investors in high-dividend ETFs about the so-called ‘earnings equalisation mechanism’.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    ASEAN Exchanges Agree on New Set of ESG Metrics

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    Previously, Environment (E) and Social (S) metrics were developed. The exchanges have now agreed on complementary Governance (G) metrics.

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