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ESG / Sustainability
Taiwan Calls on Insurers to Invest in Six Strategic Industries
By Darien Choong | 12/07/2022
Four insurers will be awarded incentives based on their investment performance in each of three phases running until 30 June 2025.
Securities / Derivatives
FSC Korea to Strengthen Financial Consumer Protection Act
By Editors | 12/07/2022
The FSC intends to amend the Act to allow only exceptional cases of consumer solicitation, where consent is obtained from the customers in advance.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Issues Op Resilience Guidance for Markets, Intermediaries
By Editors | 12/07/2022
IOSCO has set out observations and lessons learned from the pandemic response to help inform future operational resilience arrangements.
Market Infrastructure
MAS Proposes to Exempt Some Market Operators from ACH/RCH Rules
By Editors | 11/07/2022
The exemption is for market operators that verify transactions and calculate transacting parties’ obligations, but do not actually clear or settle trades.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Announces Measures to Cushion Falling Rupee
By Editors | 09/07/2022
The RBI has exempted FPIs from a cap on investments in government securities and corporate bonds. FPIs can also buy short-duration corporate debt.
Securities / Derivatives
Bursa Malaysia Announces Launch of Shariah Discretionary Trading
By Editors | 09/07/2022
Discretionary trading based on Shariah principles is now permitted at Bursa Malaysia. Malacca Securities is the first to offer the service.
Enforcement
FSC Korea Penalises Shinhan Bank for Lime Fund Mis-selling
By Editors | 08/07/2022
Shinhan Bank is being suspended for three months from selling new private equity fund products and fined KRW 5.7 billion.
Securities / Derivatives
Alder to Leave SFC to Take Up Role as FCA Chair
By Editors | 08/07/2022
Ashley Alder became the SFC’s CEO in October 2011. His new appointment as chair of the UK FCA will start in January 2023.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO Outlines Planned Work to Address Crypto Market Risks
By Editors | 07/07/2022
The roadmap will initially focus IOSCO’s Fintech Taskforce on work to analyse and respond to market integrity and investor protection concerns.
Securities / Derivatives
Australia Reviews Impact of 2020 Ban on LIC Stamping Fees
By Editors | 07/07/2022
Two years ago, the government banned LICs and LITs from paying stamping fees to AFS licensees for help secure investors for capital raisings.
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