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Securities / Derivatives
ESG / Sustainability
India Issues First Ever Sovereign Green Bonds
By Editors | 26/01/2023
India raised almost $1bn that it will use for investments in renewable energy and climate change adaptation, among other areas.
Enforcement
APRA Imposes Licence Conditions on Super Fund Trustee
By Editors | 25/01/2023
In APRA’s 2022 ‘MySuper Heatmap’, only one other super fund trustee charged more in administration fees than Diversa Trustees’ product.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Grants QDII Status to Morgan Stanley Unit
By Editors | 25/01/2023
Morgan Stanley Huaxin Fund Management is the 10th asset manager to obtain QDII status, which allows firms to invest offshore for mainland investors.
Enforcement
Korean Regulator Promises to Punish Convertible Bond Abuse
By Editors | 25/01/2023
The FSS says unfair trade practices and market manipulation are occurring in private placements of convertible bonds.
Enforcement
US SEC Fines Bloomberg Over “Misleading” BVAL Disclosures
By Editors | 25/01/2023
SEC commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda issued a joint statement saying they do not support the action against Bloomberg.
Market Infrastructure
NYSE System Issue Causes Trading Halts on Major Stocks
By Editors | 25/01/2023
The regular opening auction “did not occur” for a number of stocks so no opening price was printed. Executed trades will be declared “null and void”.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea to Improve Market Access for Foreign Investors, Allow STOs
By Editors | 25/01/2023
Korea will abolish the complex registration system for foreign investors, require English disclosures from listed companies, and establish a regulatory framework for security tokens.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Revises Rules for Securities Brokerage Businesses
By Editors | 24/01/2023
The rules strengthen requirements for firms to protect customers and implement transaction management and process controls.
Securities / Derivatives
NZ FMA Publishes First Risk Assessment of Fund Management Sector
By Editors | 23/01/2023
Risk management practices and controls used by fund managers reduce overall risk but “pockets of relatively higher risk” still exist.
Securities / Derivatives
Bangladesh: Chittagong Bourse Seeks to Launch FX Derivatives
By Editors | 21/01/2023
Currently, there are no regulations in Bangladesh allowing for the introduction of currency or other financial derivatives.
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