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Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan, Korea Reciprocally Lower Taxes on Dividend, Interest Income
By Editors | 01/01/2024
The agreement was signed in November 2021 after seven years of negotiations. It has taken until now for the required legislative processes.

ESG / Sustainability
HKMA Study Assesses Climate Risks of HK-domiciled Funds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2023
The study found that the climate risk of HK-domiciled funds is “in line with funds domiciled in other Asia-Pacific economies.”

Securities / Derivatives
Korea Advances Work to Implement Revised Asset Securitisation Act
By Mark Johnston | 29/12/2023
Effective from 12 January 2024, the revised law will enable a wider range of companies to issue securitised assets.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Proposes Material Price Movement for Rumour Verification
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/12/2023
It has proposed that instead of material events, rumour verification of material price movement should be done within 24 hours.

Market Infrastructure
Bursa Malaysia, RAM Holdings Launch Debt Fundraising Platform
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/12/2023
The platform will allow listed and unlisted companies to raise funds through the issuance of credit-rated investment notes.

Enforcement
Shanghai Court Settles China’s First Securities Class Action Lawsuit
By Editors | 28/12/2023
The court ordered Essence Information Technology to pay more than CNY 280 million to a total 7,195 investors.

Securities / Derivatives
RBI Finalises Rules for G-Sec Borrowing and Lending
By Ajoy K Das | 28/12/2023
Securities issued by the central government excluding Treasury Bills are eligible for lending and borrowing in GSL transactions.

Enforcement
SFC Suspends Former Licensed Rep Over Misuse of Client Account
By Editors | 28/12/2023
The former AE carried out personal trades in a client’s securities account and allowed a third party to operate the account without the client’s written authorisation.

Enforcement
China Launches Probe into CDB for Suspected Price Manipulation
By Editors | 27/12/2023
NAFMII said it has information indicating China Development Bank improperly influenced market prices in its bond issuance and money market businesses.

Enforcement
Korea Fines BNP Paribas, HSBC $20.4m for Illegal Short Selling
By Editors | 26/12/2023
The FSC said the naked short-selling transactions lasted for months and were thus were “viewed as not inadvertent but intentional.”
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