Market Infrastructure

The Wall Street Journal says Ant Group’s IPO was suspended last year due to its complex ownership structure and an unease over the likely beneficiaries of the listing.

The consultation seeks views on whether a legal safe harbour could be a helpful supplement to the provisions inserted into the BMR by the Financial Services Bill.

Separately, a new framework has been issued allowing professional services firms including consultancies, fund administrators and trustees to set up in GIFT City.

The industry is overwhelmingly in favour of introducing baseline cybersecurity standards and improving the regulatory framework to address industry-specific risks.

The aim of the research is to provide evidence about the quality of disclosure provided by entities applying IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.

The update includes social risks in the categories to be considered as part of project evaluation and selection. Previously only environmental risks were included.

Government support measures played a “significant role” in alleviating the downward pressure on credit ratings, IOSCO found in its review.

The accounting body has asked the government to consider the adoption of a partial cost-recovery model for ASIC to ease the burden on the financial industry.

The CBIRC is targeting a reduction of total outstanding trust financing products by CNY 1 trillion this year, and to entirely shut down this business over five years.

Codes of Conduct should include provisions to address conflicts of interest, promote a culture of accountability and encourage staff to report unethical practices.