SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

    Capital / Liquidity

    Thailand SEC Issues New Rules on Fund Liquidity Management

    By Editors | 28/07/2021

    Asset managers have until 1 January 2022 to have a board-approved policy in place and ensure the availability of sufficient liquidity management tools.

    Securities / Derivatives

    UK FCA Finalises Rule Changes for SPAC Listings

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/07/2021

    The FCA will remove the presumption of suspension at the point when an acquisition target is identified, for SPACs that meet certain criteria.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Sumitomo Mitsui Seeks Approval to Launch China Brokerage

    By Editors | 28/07/2021

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and SMBC Nikko Securities filed a joint application with the CSRC on Tuesday.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Singapore’s CTX to Debut Cross-border Trading of China Carbon Credits

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    Cyberdyne Tech Exchange said its carbon neutrality tokens, or CNTs, would pave the way for carbon credits to be transferred across international borders.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Requires Segregation, Monitoring of Client Collateral

    By Editors | 27/07/2021

    The framework seeks to address previous instances of brokers defaulting and misusing clients’ securities and funds.

    Fintech / Regtech

    New Body Formed to Promote Open Standards for Capital Markets

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    The GLML Foundation is developing general-purpose legal markup language as an open data standard for capital markets.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Thailand SEC Consults on Securities Law Revisions

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    The amended Securities and Exchange Act will promote cooperation between financial market regulators including the SEC, BOT and OIC.

    AML / KYC

    SFC Calls on Industry to Report Suspected Ramp-and-dump Activity

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/07/2021

    Ramp-and-dump scams now account for about half of the market manipulation cases being investigated by the SFC. Overseas investors also being targeted.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Chinese Firms Redirect IPOs From New York to Hong Kong

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/07/2021

    Chinese authorities are considering severe penalties for Didi Chuxing, which proceeded with its New York IPO despite being asked to first submit to a cybersecurity review.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Shanghai to Test Yuan in Cross-border Financial Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/07/2021

    Shanghai’s Pudong New Area will be able to freely use the yuan in cross-border financial products in a new pilot programme.

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