SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Extend Insider Trading Prohibitions to Mutual Funds

By Editors | 17/07/2022

SEBI plans to require asset managers to disclose the holdings and transactions of connected persons, as well as those of their immediate relatives, on an independent platform.

Big Picture

HK Can Retain Hub Status for Alternative Asset Managers: AIMA

By Editors | 17/07/2022

Hong Kong should ensure financial services professionals can move freely, and expand Wealth Connect over time to include alternative asset classes, AIMA says.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC to Pilot New Exit Channel for Investors in PE, VC Funds

By Darien Choong | 17/07/2022

PE and VC funds will be able to distribute pre-IPO shares to investors for investee companies that end up listing on the stock market.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea: New FSC Chief to Prioritise Market Stability, Innovation

By Editors | 17/07/2022

The FSC could use market stabilisation funds and impose short-selling bans to stabilise markets and address excessive volatility.

Big Picture

Asset Managers Need to Collaborate on Risk, Compliance – IA

By ESG Investor | 15/07/2022

New report from the Investment Association and Deloitte offers recommendations for asset managers on net zero transition.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand SEC Launches ‘SDG Investor Map’

By Editors | 15/07/2022

The SEC says the SDG Investor Map will promote the capital market as a mechanism for driving Thailand towards the UN SDGs.

ESG / Sustainability

US SEC Overhauls 2020 Proxy Rules

By ESG Investor | 14/07/2022

SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said the amendments are “bettered tailored” to balance the needs of investors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work

By Editors | 13/07/2022

Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia to Explore Unintended Impacts of Super Reforms

By Editors | 12/07/2022

In light of the upcoming review, the government will pause a planned extension of APRA’s performance tests beyond MySuper products for 12 months.