Securities / Derivatives

Enforcement

China Suspends Over 40 IPOs Amid CSRC Regulatory Probe

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2021

The CSRC is investigating a broker, a law firm, an asset appraisal firm, and accounting firm over their alleged involvement in share sales.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia to Introduce Night Trading in Palm Oil Futures

By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 24/08/2021

The move is expected to increase participation from global investors, facilitate better risk management, and enhance price discovery.

Securities / Derivatives

PBOC, CBIRC Pressure Evergrande to Resolve Debt Risks

By Editors | 24/08/2021

Evergrande must actively diffuse debt risk and maintain real estate and financial markets stability, the PBOC and CBIRC said in a rare joint statement.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Offers Electronic Dissemination of Corporate Actions Data

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2021

Market participants will be able to receive information on corporate actions in the form of ISO messages via SWIFT from 27 September.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC to Promote China-US Cooperation on Audit Supervision

By Editors | 24/08/2021

The CSRC said it will create conditions to promote China-US cooperation on audit supervision, strengthen market communication, and stabilise policy expectations.

Market Infrastructure

ASX November Outage Caused By Hasty Trading System Launch

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/08/2021

An independent review commissioned by ASIC and RBA found that ASX’s upgraded equity trading system was not ready to go-live.

Fintech / Regtech

US SEC Allows API Access to Financial Disclosure Data

By Editors | 22/08/2021

The APIs aggregate financial statement data and make corporate disclosures quicker and easier for developers and third-party services to use

ESG / Sustainability

SFC Finalises Climate Risk Requirements for Fund Managers

By Manesh Samtani | 22/08/2021

Fund managers have 12-15 months to comply with the requirements, which cover governance, investment management, risk management and disclosure.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Eases Rules for Overseas Branches of Securities Firms

By Editors | 22/08/2021

Securities firms will be allowed to offer foreign currency custody services at overseas branches with a net value of TWD 4 billion, compared to TWD 10 billion previously.