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Securities / Derivatives
Crypto / Digital Assets
Eurex to Launch Europe’s First Bitcoin Futures Contract
By Editors | 23/03/2023
The contract, developed in partnership with FTSE Russell and Digital Asset Research, will launch on 17 April 2023.
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Publishes “Quick Reference” Licensing Guides
By Editors | 23/03/2023
The quick reference guides are intended to encourage more family offices and private equity businesses to operate in Hong Kong.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia to Launch Sustainability Reporting Platform in April
By Editors | 23/03/2023
UMW Corp and Maybank will be early adopters of the platform, which was developed by Bursa Malaysia in collaboration with LSEG.
Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia Launches Corporate Venture Capital Programme
By Editors | 22/03/2023
The programme seeks to promote corporate venturing as a potential enabling or innovation strategy to catalyse growth.
Market Infrastructure
China Plans to Allow Foreign FIs to List Domestically
By Editors | 22/03/2023
Foreign-funded institutions have become an “indispensable part” of the domestic financial system, said top official Lou Jiwei.
Enforcement
CFTC Revokes Registrations of Allianz Global Investors
By Editors | 22/03/2023
The CFTC’s order was issued to “protect the derivatives markets and market participants” after three portfolio managers made fraudulent representations to investors for several years.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Halts New Chinese Listings on SIX Swiss Exchange
By Editors | 21/03/2023
Chinese regulators are concerned that a substantial portion of GDRs are bought by domestic investors, who later exploit home market price differences.
ESG / Sustainability
HKMA Chief Outlines Plans to Continue Developing Green Bond Market
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/03/2023
At ASIFMA’s event on Friday, Eddie Yue said some future green bonds will be set aside for MPF funds, and that Hong Kong’s green bond programme will expand to cover sustainable bonds.
ESG / Sustainability
ASEAN Regulators to Strengthen Collaboration with ISSB
By Editors | 21/03/2023
The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum will release v2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy and launch a Sustainable Finance Knowledge Hub this month.
Market Infrastructure
CSRC Issues Draft Rules to Advance Derivatives Market Development
By Editors | 21/03/2023
The rules encourage central clearing and pave the way for new margin and reporting requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.
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