Securities / Derivatives

    Enforcement

    FSC Korea Fines IBK and Fund Manager Over Mis-sold Funds

    By Editors | 20/02/2022

    Industrial Bank of Korea also has to suspend its private fund sales operations for 1 month. Discovery Asset Management and its CEO are suspended for 3 months.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CBIRC Issues New Rules to Manage Trust Industry Risks

    By Darien Choong | 18/02/2022

    The rules set out requirements for ‘guarantee funds’ and ‘liquidity mutual aid funds’ to help the trust industry manage risk.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HK Government Set to Issue Inaugural Retail Green Bond

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/02/2022

    Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan said the issuance allows residents to “directly contribute to greening Hong Kong and share the fruit of the sustainable development”.

    Enforcement

    US Agencies Probe Block Trading Practices at Banks, Hedge Funds

    By Editors | 17/02/2022

    The DOJ and SEC are reportedly examining whether banks may have improperly alerted hedge funds ahead of market-moving block trades.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Splitting Chairman, MD, CEO Roles No Longer Mandatory: SEBI

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/02/2022

    Only 54 percent of the listed companies in scope had complied with the rule as of end-2021, so it will instead become voluntary.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HK SPAC Regime Threatened by Lack of D&O Insurance – Report

    By Editors | 17/02/2022

    Few insurers in Hong Kong provide liability insurance for directors and officers of SPACs. Those that do charge premiums up to five times higher than for traditional IPOs.

    Enforcement

    HK Court Orders Illicit Insider Dealing Profits to Be Returned

    By Editors | 17/02/2022

    Illicit profits made from insider dealing in the shares of GEM-listed TeleEye Holdings in 2016 will be returned to 63 investors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    FMSB Issues Standards on Sharing Investor Allocation Information

    By Editors | 15/02/2022

    The Standard sets out practices for syndicate banks on the sharing of investor allocation information in the fixed income primary markets.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Thailand SEC Proposes Revisions to Private Placement Rules

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/02/2022

    The changes streamline filing processes for offerings of newly issued shares through private placements, while bolstering investor protections.

    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI Allows Banks to Deal in Foreign Currency Settled OIS

    By Editors | 15/02/2022

    AD Cat-I banks are eligible to offer foreign currency settled overnight indexed swaps to persons not resident in India as well as to other AD Cat-I banks.

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