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.

    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.

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