Securities / Derivatives

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.

Enforcement

HKEX Proceeds to Delist Shares of Convoy Global Holdings

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/05/2021

HKEX says its Listing Review Committee has upheld the May 2020 decision to cancel the listing of Convoy Global Holdings.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Allows Foreign Companies to Sponsor Mutual Funds

By Editors | 06/05/2021

Foreign companies will be allowed to become sponsors of mutual funds, subject to a maximum contribution of 25 percent of the find size.

Market Infrastructure

Mitigating FX Settlement Risk in Japan’s Pensions Industry

By Margaret Law | 06/05/2021

Margaret Law and Makoto Miyazaki discuss the need for Japanese pension funds to adopt PvP settlement to mitigate FX settlement risk.

Enforcement

ASIC Files Suit Against Westpac for Alleged Insider Trading

By Editors | 05/05/2021

ASIC says Westpac traded interest rate derivatives to pre-position itself while knowing it would be selected to execute a A$12bn interest rate swap hours later.