SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

    Market Infrastructure

    CSRC Sets 26 December Launch Date for DvP Reforms

    By Editors | 20/12/2022

    From 26 December, DvP settlement will be enabled for proprietary and custody business involving institutional investors.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    CGS-CIMB Becomes First Brokerage to Establish Link to ADDX

    By Editors | 20/12/2022

    CGS-CIMB is providing accredited investor clients access to tokenised and fractionalised private market securities via ADDX.

    Market Infrastructure

    Shenzhen Exchange to Pilot Cross-Border Bonds to Serve GBA

    By Editors | 20/12/2022

    Issuers can be Chinese government entities or high-quality corporates. The SZSE is temporarily not charging any fees for cross-border bond listing services.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Korea Establishes New Sustainability Standards Board Under KASB

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/12/2022

    The Korea Sustainability Standards Board will participate in international discussions and develop a new ESG disclosure system to be used domestically.

    Market Infrastructure

    SFC, CSRC Announce Move to Expand Scope of Stock Connect

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    After the expansion, Stock Connect is expected to include stocks that account for more than 80 percent of equity trading in each market.

    Securities / Derivatives

    APRA Heatmap Identifies 15 Poorly-Performing MySuper Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/12/2022

    An estimated 8.1 million MySuper members benefitted from a drop in total fees and costs since last year’s heatmap was published.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BNM Consults on Capital Requirements for CCP Exposures

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    Proposed framework sets out requirements for managing risks arising from a financial institution’s exposures to CCPs in their capacity as a clearing member or a client of a clearing member.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ASIFMA Asks for Changes to SEBI Cloud Adoption Framework

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    ASIFMA says the data localisation requirements in SEBI’s new cloud adoption framework will expose FIs to greater cybersecurity risks while negatively impacting global operations.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Singapore to Amend Law to Allow for Online General Meetings

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    Orders introduced early in the pandemic to allow companies to conduct general meetings by electronic means will expire on 1 July 2023.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKEX Proposes to Further Expand Paperless Listing Regime

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    Paperless initiatives announced since 2020 have improved efficiency and lowered costs for issuers, HKEX says, proposing changes to further simplify its administrative procedures.

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