SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Capital / Liquidity

Standard-setters Examine Margin Practices of Market Participants

By Editors | 08/05/2021

Market participants are invited to complete a survey as part of a review of margining practices in cleared and uncleared markets.

ESG / Sustainability

China’s Long March to Net Zero

By ESG Investor | 08/05/2021

Corporates are a few steps behind on ESG disclosures, but momentum is building under pressure from regulators and investors.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Finds Gaps in BCP Rules for Trading Venues, Intermediaries

By Manesh Samtani | 07/05/2021

Some jurisdictions have regulatory requirements for critical systems of trading venues that do not extend to outsourced functions.

Big Picture

FMSB Publishes Final Standard on Execution of Large Trades

By Editors | 07/05/2021

The Standard establishes principles for how dealers should behave when executing large trades to mitigate market impacts, conduct risks and conflicts of interest.

Securities / Derivatives

HK Insurance Authority Unveils Details of ILS Grant Scheme

By Editors | 07/05/2021

Onshore and offshore sponsors of insurance-linked securities are eligible for the grant scheme, capped at HK$12mn per issuance.

Enforcement

SGX RegCo Deploys AI & Machine Learning to Detect Risk

By Editors | 06/05/2021

SGX RegCo is adapting information from companies’ disclosures into structured data that can be more quickly analysed.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan to Incorporate Human Rights in Governance Code – Report

By Editors | 06/05/2021

Authorities will be pushing companies to root out potential forced labour and human trafficking abuses in their supply chains.

Enforcement

China SOEs Directed to Rein In Unauthorised Derivatives Trading

By Editors | 06/05/2021

SOEs are directed to ensure their subsidiaries are qualified and properly approved to trade financial derivatives, and able to manage the associated risk.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC May Have Doubts About Allowing SPAC Listings – Report

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/05/2021

HKEX is preparing to consult the market by end-June at the earliest. However, market participants believe the odds are low that SPACs will be allowed in Hong Kong.