Securities & Trading
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300TWSE Adds Climate Risk to Disclosure Rules for Listed Companies
Editors, Regulation Asia January 20, 2020Listed companies are required to disclose information on their governance of climate-related risks and opportunities, and the actual and potential impacts of their activities on climate.
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281MAS Issues First Penalty for Shareholder Disclosure Breach
Editors, Regulation Asia January 20, 2020An investor was fined S$200,000 for failing to disclose that he had become a substantial shareholder in a Catalist-listed company, and for subsequent disclosure rule breaches.
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181SEBI Exonerates Nine in NSE ‘Dark Fibre’ Case – Reports
Editors, Regulation Asia January 17, 2020SEBI said there was no evidence to suggest the nine former and current NSE officials were involved in facilitating preferential market access for selected brokers.
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416Hong Kong, Thailand Set to Sign Cross-Border Funds Agreement
Editors, Regulation Asia January 17, 2020Hong Kong's SFC and Thailand's SEC plan to sign a mutual recognition of funds agreement within the second quarter of this year.
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385HKMA Urges Family Offices to Set Up in Hong Kong
Editors, Regulation Asia January 17, 2020The HKMA has been working to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness as a family office hub by developing talent, enhancing investment opportunities, and outreach.
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227CBIRC to Impose New Rules on Cash Management Products
Editors, Regulation Asia January 17, 2020The rules will require banks' cash management products to invest in shorter duration assets and limit leverage to 120%, among other requirements.
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335Trade Deal to Enable Early Entry of US Firms to China
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020Under the agreement, the December timeline for China's removal of foreign ownership limits in the securities sector is brought forward to April.
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200SGX Proposes Tighter Auditing, Property Valuation Standards
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020Foreign issuers may appoint foreign auditors, but an ACRA-registered firm must also serve as a joint auditor. Standards for property valuations by issuers are also being raised.
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400ISDA Chief Calls for Certainty on China Close-out Netting
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The lack of legal certainty and judicial recognition on close-out netting can impede capital market development in China, impacting domestic FIs the most, ISDA's Scott O'Malia said.
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376Hang Seng Index Operator Seeks Views on Constituent Eligibility
Editors, Regulation Asia January 16, 2020The operator of the Hang Seng Index is soliciting market views on the eligibility of weighted voting rights and secondary-listed companies for inclusion in the benchmark.
