Securities / Derivatives

    ESG / Sustainability

    KRX to Waive Fees for Issuers of ESG Bonds – Report

    By Editors | 04/06/2020

    KRX will also launch a centralised platform where investors can obtain the investment information and disclosures of each bond, as it seeks to bolster ESG bond markets.

    Securities / Derivatives

    NAFMII Launches Asset-backed Commercial Paper Pilot

    By Editors | 04/06/2020

    The pilot programme has so far helped 270 small and micro businesses obtain financing by selling their accounts receivables and notes to be securitised.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ESMA Clarifies Transparency Rules, Position Limits for Non-EU Venues

    By Editors | 04/06/2020

    ESMA has clarified its application of post-trade transparency requirements and the position limits regime to third-country trading venues.

    Enforcement

    CSRC Issues Warning Against CICC-controlled Fund Manager

    By Editors | 04/06/2020

    CICC-Qianhai Development Fund Management is said to have failed to fulfil its due diligence obligations and promised investors minimum returns, contrary to regulations.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Green-lights China Pacific Insurance LSE Listing

    By Editors | 03/06/2020

    If approved by the LSE, China Pacific Insurance will become only the second company to issue GDRs via the Shanghai-London Stock Connect since its launch in June 2019.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Why Chinese ADRs Will Keep One Foot in New York

    By FinanceAsia | 03/06/2020

    Amid US-China posturing, Hong Kong is emerging as a safe port for China’s corporate refugees – but there are powerful reasons for at least some of these ADRs to stay where they are.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Orders Special Audit of Shuttered Franklin Templeton Funds

    By Editors | 03/06/2020

    A forensic audit firm has reportedly been tasked with determining whether Franklin Templeton colluded with bond issuers and if conflicts of interest were present at the firm.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China to Launch Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Futures from 22 June

    By Editors | 03/06/2020

    The CSRC has granted approval for the Shanghai International Energy Trading Center to launch low-sulfur fuel oil futures trading, including for foreign investors.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China’s Banks Poses Growing Risks for US Investors: Report

    By Editors | 03/06/2020

    US savers are increasingly likely to have exposure Chinese banks and their “large volumes of NPLs”, says a report from a US Congressional advisory body.

    ESG / Sustainability

    China: Clean Coal Projects No Longer Eligible for Green Bond Financing

    By Editors | 02/06/2020

    The removal of clean coal from the list of eligible projects will make it easier for foreign investors to play a greater role in China’s sustainable debt market.

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