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Capital / Liquidity
FSB Defers Haircut Standards for Securities Financing Transactions
By Editors | 08/09/2020
The extensions will help to ease operational burdens on banks, broker-dealers and regulators, allowing them to focus on Covid-19 related priorities.
Fintech / Regtech
ASX Opens Data Science Platform to Third Party Firms
By Editors | 07/09/2020
ASX DataSphere allows third-party firms to experiment with ASX and non-ASX datasets spanning fixed income, interest rates, derivatives, equities, and benchmarks.
Securities / Derivatives
TOCOM Seeks Market Makers for Electricity Futures Contracts
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/09/2020
The market maker programme will ensure smooth execution of transactions and improve liquidity in the electricity futures market.
Enforcement
SFC Seeks Damages for Tianhe Investors Over Defective Prospectus
By Editors | 07/09/2020
The SFC’s investigation revealed that about 53% of Tianhe’s total track record revenue disclosed in its 2014 IPO prospectus was overstated.
Securities / Derivatives
S. Korea to Create $16.8bn ‘New Deal’ Fund Over 5 Years
By Manesh Samtani | 07/09/2020
The government will act as a subordinate investor, meaning that it (namely, taxpayers) will absorb up to 10 percent of any possible losses first.
Market Infrastructure
China to Expand Stock Connect, Deepen Reforms – Reports
By Editors | 07/09/2020
The scope of investment products foreign investors can trade via Stock Connect will be expanded, among other reforms, said the CSRC’s Fang Xinghai.
Capital / Liquidity
HKEX Enhances Capital-based Position Limits for Options, Futures
By Manesh Samtani | 07/09/2020
SEOCH and HKCC clearing participants can apply to increase their capital-based position limits, provided they meet a set of criteria.
Enforcement
US SEC Launches Fraud Probe into Chinese Edutech Firm
By Manesh Samtani | 06/09/2020
Reports first emerged in February alleging that up to 80% of GSX Techedu users are fake, evidenced by attendance data, server records, and admissions by former employees.
Securities / Derivatives
US SEC Stays Implementation of NYSE Direct Listing Rules
By Editors | 06/09/2020
The Council of Institutional Investors has objected to the direct listing rules on concerns that companies may circumvent investor protections built into the IPO process.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Loosens Constraints on Banks’ Bond-buying Activities
By Editors | 06/09/2020
The move will provide banks additional liquidity to buy more government bonds and help calm investors who are nervous about a sudden spike in yields.
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