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ESG / Sustainability
China Opens More Derivatives Products to Foreign Investors
By Editors | 03/09/2022
CFFEX, ZCE, SHFE, INE and DCE opened more futures and options products to foreign investors. New derivatives products are also being developed.
Securities / Derivatives
Korean Regulator Warns of Risks from Leveraged ETFs
By Editors | 03/09/2022
Three of the top ten overseas products purchased by Korean retail investors in H1 were highly leveraged ETPs which have lost 60 percent or more this year.
Securities / Derivatives
New Guidance Issued on HKMA Funds Certification
By Editors | 02/09/2022
The guidance is intended to help funds and their auditors prepare the necessary reports needed to obtain carried interest tax concessions.
Fintech / Regtech
SFC Finds Deficiencies in Investment Services Offered Online
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/09/2022
The SFC is calling on licenced corporations to address regulatory deficiencies identified in some investment services offered online.
ESG / Sustainability
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Educating Investors About ESG
By Editors | 01/09/2022
Regulators should help investors better understand ESG certifications, labels and scores, and facilitate financial advisor anti-greenwashing training.
Enforcement
Australia: Grant Thornton Auditor Facing Criminal Charges
By Editors | 01/09/2022
The matter reportedly concerns revenue numbers signed off by Grant Thornton for booking in the half-year results of iSignthis Ltd in 2018.
Securities / Derivatives
China Launches First Affordable Rental Housing REITs
By Editors | 01/09/2022
The REITs started trading on Wednesday, after being more than 100 times oversubscribed among institutional investors two weeks earlier.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ASIC Warns Against Offering Risky Products to Retail
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/09/2022
ASIC warns brokers against offering securities lending arrangements, crypto assets and so-called ‘zero brokerage’ offerings to retail investors.
Securities / Derivatives
Five Super Funds Fail APRA’s Second Performance Test
By Editors | 01/09/2022
Four of the five have now failed for a second time. Five other MySuper products that failed last year have now passed.
Securities / Derivatives
PCAOB Picks Chinese Firms for First Audits Checks – Report
By Editors | 31/08/2022
Alibaba, Netease, Baidu, JD.com and Yum China are among the first Chinese firms selected for the PCAOB’s audit checks in Hong Kong
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