Securities / Derivatives

    ESG / Sustainability

    US SEC Warns of Misleading Statement Regarding ESG Investing

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2021

    Many financial firms may be offering ESG products only because it is lucrative to do so, says SEC commissioner Hester Peirce.

    Enforcement

    BaFin Faces Criminal Probe Over Wirecard Response

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2021

    BaFin has been under fire since mid-last year for failing to properly respond to multiple red flags signalling an accounting fraud at Wirecard.

    Securities / Derivatives

    US SEC Identifies Accounting Issues with SPAC Listings

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2021

    Some warrants issued to early SPAC investors may have been recorded as equity instruments when they should have instead been recorded as liabilities.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China: SAFE Approves $5b in QDLP Quotas for Hainan

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2021

    The QDLP pilot programme will enable foreign fund managers to raise money in Hainan for investments overseas.

    Big Picture

    The ESG Interview: Making Climate Data Comparable

    By ESG Investor | 14/04/2021

    IOSCO Chair Ashley Alder believes we’re in sight of “a real step change” in sustainability reporting, writes Chris Hall at ESG Investor.

    AML / KYC

    Thailand to Require UBO Transparency in Bond Markets

    By Editors | 14/04/2021

    Non-residents who invest in debt securities in Thailand are required to open Segregated Securities Accounts with custodians at the UBO level.

    Securities / Derivatives

    FSB Issues Guidance on Implementing SFT Data Standards

    By Editors | 13/04/2021

    The FSB has published FAQs to help national authorities implement the SFT Data Standards to facilitate global collection and aggregation of SFT data.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Fines Yes Bank, Three Others for Mis-selling AT1 Bonds

    By Editors | 13/04/2021

    SEBI says Yes Bank misled individual investors into buying risky AT1 bonds and did not inform them of the risks involved or conduct risk profiling.

    Enforcement

    Australian Charged With Insider Trading Over Diamond Discovery

    By Editors | 13/04/2021

    The man traded while in possession of inside information relating to a diamond discovery by Lonrho Mining in Africa in 2012.

    Enforcement

    Nomura Establishes Internal Team to Probe Archegos Loss

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/04/2021

    Nomura has set up the team to look into the bank’s risk management practices. It plans to disclose details of Archegos loss in late April.

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