SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

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    Capital / Liquidity

    SFC Sets Liquidity Risk Management Expectations for MMFs

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/12/2024

    MMF managers should use LMTs to ensure fair treatment of both redeeming and remaining investors when meeting redemption requests.

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    Enforcement

    JPX Penalises Nomura Over JGB Futures Manipulation Case

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/12/2024

    OSE has imposed a fine and a threeday JGB futures trading suspension on Nomura Securities while the TSE issued a reprimand.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Korea Amends Rules for on Investors’ Foreign Currency Deposits

    By Editors | 17/12/2024

    The regulatory amendment increases the proportion of investors’ USD and JPY funds that securities firms have to deposit with the KSFC.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    HKEX to Accept CGBs as Collateral for Swap Connect from 13 Jan

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/12/2024

    From 13 January, China government bonds held through Bond Connect can be used as collateral for Northbound Swap Connect.

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    Enforcement

    US SEC Fines Cantor Fitzgerald Over Misleading SPAC Disclosures

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    Cantor Fitzgerald failed to disclose that it had already commenced negotiations with merger targets for two SPACs prior to their IPOs.

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    Market Infrastructure

    China Expands Private Pension Scheme to Nationwide Implementation

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    More banks are permitted to offer pension services and the eligible products have been expanded to include government bonds and index funds.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Korea Halts Implementation of New Crypto and Securities Tax

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    A revision bill was passed to prevent new taxes on gains from crypto, stocks, bonds, and funds from taking effect on 1 January 2025.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    AllianceBernstein to Sue Switzerland Over Credit Suisse AT1 Writedown

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    AllianceBernstein will be the first large institutional investor to sue Switzerland over its decision to write down Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds last year.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    China Vows ‘Special Actions’ to Boost Domestic Economy

    By Editors | 15/12/2024

    President Xi Jinping pledged lower interest rates, reduced reserve requirements for banks, and “special actions” to boost consumption.

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    Market Infrastructure

    EU Agrees to Streamline BMR Authorisation, Registration Rules

    By Editors | 15/12/2024

    Administrators of benchmarks defined as non-significant in the EU will be removed from the scope of current rules.

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