Securities / Derivatives

    ESG / Sustainability

    China Opens More Derivatives Products to Foreign Investors

    By Editors | 03/09/2022

    CFFEX, ZCE, SHFE, INE and DCE opened more futures and options products to foreign investors. New derivatives products are also being developed.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korean Regulator Warns of Risks from Leveraged ETFs

    By Editors | 03/09/2022

    Three of the top ten overseas products purchased by Korean retail investors in H1 were highly leveraged ETPs which have lost 60 percent or more this year.

    Securities / Derivatives

    New Guidance Issued on HKMA Funds Certification

    By Editors | 02/09/2022

    The guidance is intended to help funds and their auditors prepare the necessary reports needed to obtain carried interest tax concessions.

    Fintech / Regtech

    SFC Finds Deficiencies in Investment Services Offered Online

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/09/2022

    The SFC is calling on licenced corporations to address regulatory deficiencies identified in some investment services offered online.

    ESG / Sustainability

    IOSCO Offers Guidance on Educating Investors About ESG

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    Regulators should help investors better understand ESG certifications, labels and scores, and facilitate financial advisor anti-greenwashing training.

    Enforcement

    Australia: Grant Thornton Auditor Facing Criminal Charges

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    The matter reportedly concerns revenue numbers signed off by Grant Thornton for booking in the half-year results of iSignthis Ltd in 2018.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Launches First Affordable Rental Housing REITs

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    The REITs started trading on Wednesday, after being more than 100 times oversubscribed among institutional investors two weeks earlier.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ASIC Warns Against Offering Risky Products to Retail

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/09/2022

    ASIC warns brokers against offering securities lending arrangements, crypto assets and so-called ‘zero brokerage’ offerings to retail investors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Five Super Funds Fail APRA’s Second Performance Test

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    Four of the five have now failed for a second time. Five other MySuper products that failed last year have now passed.

    Securities / Derivatives

    PCAOB Picks Chinese Firms for First Audits Checks – Report

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Alibaba, Netease, Baidu, JD.com and Yum China are among the first Chinese firms selected for the PCAOB’s audit checks in Hong Kong

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