Securities / Derivatives

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Malaysia’s Fusang Exchange Issues First Institutional Tokenised Sukuk

    By Editors | 01/11/2023

    The digital sukuk is os structured as a depositary receipt, backed by a sukuk issued by the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp.

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    Enforcement

    FSS Korea Asks Prosecutors to Charge Kakao for Market Manipulation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/11/2023

    The FSS has sent recommendations to prosecutors asking them to charge Kakao, Kakao Entertainment and several top executives.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    SFC Consults on New Regulatory Requirements for Securities Registrars

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

    General principles on outsourcing, systems integrity and security, and disclosure obligations are being added to the code of conduct.

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    Enforcement

    Korea FSS to Probe Illegal Short-selling by Foreign Investment Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

    A special team will launch next week to investigate whether more global investment banks engaged in illegal short-selling, and whether local securities firms helped them.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India to Require Private Companies to Dematerialise Securities

    By Ajoy K Das | 31/10/2023

    Private companies will have to ensure their securities are issued only in dematerialised form by 30 September 2024.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ANNA Issues First Set of ISINs for Crypto Assets

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

    Crypto assets with a registered DTI can now also be issued an ISIN. Currently, there are already 108 ISIN–DTI pairs.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    China Tweaks Rules to Boost Stock Investments by State-owned Insurers

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    China’s MOF has adjusted its method for evaluating state-owned insurers to boost their appetite for equity investment.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    BondbloX Opens Fractional Bond Trading Platform to Individual Investors

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    Until now, only accredited and institutional investors have been allowed to access the BondbloX Bond Exchange platform.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong Gazettes IBOR-related Amendments to Clearing Rules

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    Subject to negative vetting by LegCo, the rule changes will commence on 1 July 2024.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Establishes Project Guardian Policymaker Group

    By Editors | 30/10/2023

    MAS will work with Japan’s FSA, the UK’s FCA and Switzerland’s FINMA to advance the development of tokenised digital assets.

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