SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Fintech / Regtech

Korea May See ATS Platforms Launch Within This Year

By Editors | 14/03/2023

Applications for preliminary accreditation will be accepted between 27-30 March. Once authorisation is granted, firms will have six months to launch.

Fintech / Regtech

ICMA Releases New Bond Data Taxonomy

By Editors | 14/03/2023

The Taxonomy will enable firms to more easily leverage new technologies, streamline issuance and post-trade operations, and exchange data.

Enforcement

SFC Fines Brokerage for 2015 System Testing Incident

By Editors | 14/03/2023

I-Access Investors incorrectly used data from system testing as production data and inadvertently triggered 27 stop loss sell orders by 12 clients.

Fintech / Regtech

Chinese Bourses Look to Tech to Combat Fraud in Markets

By Editors | 13/03/2023

The SZSE has been testing technology from an analytics firm to detect fraud and vet listings, while the SSE is proposing the use of big data and AI.

Enforcement

FSC Korea Uses Enhanced Penalties Regime for the First Time

By Editors | 13/03/2023

Two firms were fined a combined KRW 5.05 billion (USD 3.9 million) for naked short selling. The names of the firms were not released.

ESG / Sustainability

Fitch Rating Analyses ESG Fund Regulation Globally

By ESG Investor | 13/03/2023

New Fitch report compares fund-level ESG regulatory developments across North America, Europe and Asia.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia to Commence Review of Managed Investment Schemes

By Editors | 13/03/2023

The review will consider enhancements to the MIS framework to identify gaps and reduce undue financial risk for investors.

Market Infrastructure

HK to Amend Clearing Rules to Account for IBOR Reforms

By Editors | 13/03/2023

Mandatory clearing will be required for certain OTC transactions referencing ARRs rather than for those referencing IBORs that are being discontinued.

ESG / Sustainability

Integrating Natural Capital and Biodiversity in the Investment Process

By Siva Ramachandran | 12/03/2023

Siva Ramachandran and Phoebe Chan call on investment professionals to integrate natural capital into their investment process, staff training and risk analysis.