Securities / Derivatives

    Market Infrastructure

    HKEX, SFC Extend HKIDR Testing Period Until 5 August

    By Editors | 18/07/2022

    Firms that have not completed the mandatory E2E Test yet are reminded to complete the test “as soon as possible”.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Malaysia and Shanghai to Collaborate on Derivatives Products

    By Editors | 17/07/2022

    Bursa Malaysia Derivatives will work with SHFE and INE on the development of new derivatives products to meet the needs of increasingly sophisticated customers.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea Extends Corporate Debt Purchase Programmes to March 2023

    By Editors | 17/07/2022

    Policy banks will have KRW 6 trillion until 30 March 2023 to buy up corporate bonds and commercial paper.

    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.

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