Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Bangladesh to Float Shares of State Banks to Prop Up Market

By Editors | 12/02/2020

Sonali Bank, Agrani Bank, Janata Bank, Rupali Bank and Bangladesh Development Bank will each have 25% of their shares listed on the stock market by end-October.

Securities / Derivatives

HK Accountants Body Calls for Blanket Extension to Results Deadline

By Editors | 12/02/2020

The SFC-HKEX decision to allow the publication of unaudited results on a case-by-case basis has “not yet fully addressed the concerns of the accounting industry”.

Securities / Derivatives

Alibaba May Be Excluded from HK-China Stock Connect – Report

By Editors | 12/02/2020

A decision has not yet been made to revise a previous arrangement that excludes companies with secondary listings and weighted voting rights from Stock Connect.

Securities / Derivatives

CBIRC’s New Rules for Trust Companies to Take Effect in March

By Editors | 11/02/2020

When the measures take effect, a $1bn asset threshold required of foreign financial institutions to hold shares in domestic trust companies will be effectively cancelled.

Capital / Liquidity

India to Introduce Netting Legislation, Margin Rules for Derivatives

By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2020

Prompted by a Budget proposal to introduce netting legislation “soon”, the RBI says it will likewise issue directions on the exchange of margin for non-centrally cleared derivatives.

Securities / Derivatives

Quarterly Reporting Required for 109 Companies: SGX

By Editors | 11/02/2020

94 companies required to use quarterly reporting are issuers with audit concerns, 6 have outstanding regulatory concerns, and 9 are named under both categories.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX to Allow Some Issuers to Delay AGM, Audited Results

By Editors | 10/02/2020

The extension is for issuers whose principal place of business or significant operations are in China, and whose audits have been affected by coronavirus-related measures.

Enforcement

SFC Bulletin Shows Sponsor Conduct Still Top-of-mind

By Editors | 07/02/2020

The Regulatory Bulletin offers case studies illustrating the SFC’s key areas of concern and recent regulatory interventions in IPO applications and corporate transactions.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo Offers Guidance as New Disclosure Rules Take Effect

By Editors | 07/02/2020

Listed companies should have robust and effective internal controls in place to assess material information requiring disclosure, says SGX RegCo chief Tan Boon Gin.