SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

    Enforcement

    Luckin Coffee Files for Bankruptcy to Facilitate Restructuring

    By Editors | 08/02/2021

    Luckin said it will continue to pay suppliers, vendors and employees while it negotiates with its stakeholders regarding a restructuring of its financial obligations.

    Enforcement

    Korea FSS Seeks Prosecution of Hana Financial CEO

    By Editors | 08/02/2021

    The regulator said it discovered illegal trading activities by CEO Lee Jin-kuk during an inspection of Hana Financial Investment last year.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SFC Sets Out Conduct Standards Expected in Capital Raisings

    By Editors | 08/02/2021

    The proposals establish the standards of conduct expected of intermediaries participating in bookbuilding, pricing, allocation and placing activities.

    Enforcement

    Foreign Banks Penalised in Taiwan for Facilitating FX Speculation

    By Editors | 08/02/2021

    Deutsche Bank is permanently banned from trading TWD deliverable and non-deliverable forwards. ING, ANZ and Citi received lesser punishments.

    Fintech / Regtech

    SGX, Trumid, Hillhouse to Launch Asian Bond Trading Platform

    By Editors | 08/02/2021

    The partnership will connect SGX’s and Trumid’s bond trading platforms to enhance liquidity and execution in the Asian bond market for global clients.

    Market Infrastructure

    CSRC Approves Merger of Shenzhen’s Main and SME Boards

    By Editors | 07/02/2021

    The move will simplify the structure of the Shenzhen bourse and help it to better meet the financing needs of enterprises at different stages of development.

    Capital / Liquidity

    SEBI to Require AMCs to Help Capitalise New Clearing Corporation

    By Editors | 07/02/2021

    Individual contributions by asset managers towards the new LPCC will be calculated based on their AUM in open ended debt-oriented mutual fund schemes.

    Market Infrastructure

    UPDATED – HKEX to Acquire Stake in Guangzhou Futures Exchange

    By Editors | 07/02/2021

    The move, being the first-ever equity investment in a mainland futures exchange by a non-mainland investor, will help HKEX promote green and low-carbon markets across the region.

    Enforcement

    Korea FSS to Punish Top Woori, Shinhan Executives – Report

    By Editors | 04/02/2021

    Woori Financial Group’s chairman may be suspended from his duties, while the Shinhan Bank’s chief executive may receive a reprimand warning.

    Fintech / Regtech

    SBI, Sumitomo Mitsui to Launch Digital Stock Exchange in Osaka

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/02/2021

    The Osaka Digital Exchange, expected to launch in 2022, will provide an alternative to the TSE and strengthen Osaka’s proposition as a financial hub.

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