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ESG / Sustainability
HKEX Lists Hong Kong’s First Carbon Futures ETF
By Editors | 23/03/2022
The ETF, managed by CICC’s Hong Kong asset management unit, tracks the performance of a long-only basket of European Union Allowance futures contracts.
Securities / Derivatives
Chinese Stock Exchanges Waive Fees for Pandemic-Hit Companies
By Darien Choong | 23/03/2022
The Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing stock exchanges as well as the CSDC are waiving fees for listed companies based in cities affected by the pandemic.
Securities / Derivatives
BSEC Orders Bourses to Reshuffle Regulatory Affairs Divisions
By Editors | 23/03/2022
Stock exchange employees working in Regulatory Affairs departments for more than three years must transfer to other departments immediately.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX to Introduce New Features to Market Access Platform
By Editors | 22/03/2022
HKEX will increase the precision of time-stamping and introduce an indicator identifying aggressive vs passive orders.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC to Expand Pilot Scheme on Infrastructure REITs
By Darien Choong | 22/03/2022
The CSRC plans to allow publicly offered REITs to acquire affordable rental housing projects, saying this will help to increase the supply of housing.
ESG / Sustainability
US SEC Proposes to Phase In Mandatory Climate Disclosures
By Manesh Samtani | 22/03/2022
The SEC proposes that the first climate-related disclosures would be made by larger companies in 2024, for the fiscal year 2023.
Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Consults on CCIV Licensing Requirements
By Editors | 22/03/2022
ASIC will be able to limit a corporate director’s CCIV operations to one CCIV with a single sub-fund if the corporate director fails to demonstrate ‘organisational competence’ and capacity.
Securities / Derivatives
Bursa Malaysia Adds e-DRP Functionality to Mobile App
By Editors | 22/03/2022
The new feature allows investors to participate in Dividend Reinvestment Plan corporate exercises electronically.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO to Develop Regulatory Toolkit on Retail Investor Protection
By Manesh Samtani | 21/03/2022
IOSCO consultation asks whether certain gamification should be regulated or prohibited, and whether regulators should be monitoring crypto-asset trading by retail investors.
Sanctions
State Street to Be Dismissed as Manager of HK Tracker Fund
By Editors | 21/03/2022
Hong Kong’s government commenced a review last year to assess State Street’s role as the manager of TraHK, the city’s largest and most-popular ETF.
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