SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

    Securities / Derivatives

    Five Super Funds Fail APRA’s Second Performance Test

    By Editors | 01/09/2022

    Four of the five have now failed for a second time. Five other MySuper products that failed last year have now passed.

    Securities / Derivatives

    PCAOB Picks Chinese Firms for First Audits Checks – Report

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Alibaba, Netease, Baidu, JD.com and Yum China are among the first Chinese firms selected for the PCAOB’s audit checks in Hong Kong

    Securities / Derivatives

    Japan FSA Seeks to Make NISA Programme Permanent

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    NISA is a programme for small investments that offers time-based exemptions from capital gains and dividend tax.

    Enforcement

    China Merchants Securities Probe Prompts 23 IPO Halts

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    China Merchants Securities is under investigation for violations in 2014, prompting suspensions of 23 IPOs it is sponsoring.

    Market Infrastructure

    IBA Consults on Cessation of USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rate

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate settings are available for the same tenors for use as a benchmark in financial contracts and instruments.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    CME Group Launches Bitcoin, Ether Futures in Euro

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    CME says the new contracts will provide institutional investors precise tools to trade and hedge their crypto exposures.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Enhances Disclosure Rules for Credit Rating Agencies

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    The changes will enhance the transparency and usability of disclosures made by CRAs, SEBI said.

    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore Industry Group Launches New Funds Settlement Utility

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    The utility will reduce manual steps, centralise processing, and facilitate reconciliation, thereby reducing settlement time and improving efficiency.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China to Reintroduce Approval System for Offshore Debt Issuance

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    The NDRC is reverting to its pre-2015 approval-based system for companies looking to issue offshore debt with a maturity longer than one year.

    Sanctions

    MOEX Set to Start Listing ‘Replacement Bonds’ – Report

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Replacement bonds are intended to help Russian companies replace Eurobond issuances that are no longer serviceable due to sanctions.

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