Securities / Derivatives

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Malaysia SC Invites Firms to Review and Improve SRI Taxonomy

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/04/2023

    Interested parties are asked to participate in the ongoing development of the SRI Taxonomy and propose ways to align it with the ASEAN Taxonomy.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Singapore Investors Prepare to Sue Over Credit Suisse AT1 Bond Losses

    By Editors | 21/04/2023

    Lawyers for Singapore investors are preparing to argue that the Swiss government’s decision to write off Credit Suisse AT1 bonds violated a free trade agreement.

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    Enforcement

    CSRC Investigating GF Securities for Underwriting Failures

    By Editors | 21/04/2023

    The investigation is related to a 2018 share issuance for which Hong Kong-listed GF Securities served as an underwriter.

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    Market Infrastructure

    CFETS Invites Foreign Investors to Apply for Membership

    By Editors | 20/04/2023

    Foreign institutional and central bank-like investors investing in China’s bond market can apply to become CFETS members and participate in the FX market.

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    Enforcement

    Dubai: KPMG Ordered to Pay Investors Over Audit Violations

    By Editors | 20/04/2023

    The court said KPMG Lower Gulf committed “many violations” of international auditing standards and ordered the firm to pay investors $231mn.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    SEC Chair Gensler Defends Regulatory, Anti-Crypto Agenda

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/04/2023

    Regulation by enforcement is not sufficient nor sustainable, House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry told SEC chair Gary Gensler.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Climate Bonds Initiative Offers Firm-level Certification for SLBs

    By ESG Investor | 19/04/2023

    The expansion looks to recognise “appropriate ambition” on transition and bring all sectors “into the fold”.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Two More Chinese Firms List GDRs in Switzerland

    By Editors | 19/04/2023

    The listings come despite last month’s reports that Chinese regulators had stopped accepting applications from mainland firms seeking to issue GDRs in Switzerland.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Issues Draft Rules for Futures Market Practitioners

    By Editors | 18/04/2023

    The draft rules cancel qualification management requirements, strengthen supervision and self-discipline requirements, and expand the range of prohibited behaviours.

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    Market Infrastructure

    NSE IFSC-SGX Connect to Fully Launch on 3 July

    By Editors | 18/04/2023

    SGX will migrate all open positions in SGX Nifty to the relevant NSE IFSC NIFTY contracts during the weekend of 30 June.

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