ADVERTISEMENT

Securities / Derivatives
NZ FMA Consults on Approach to “Fair Outcomes” Regulations
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/11/2023
The FMA is consulting on seven “fair outcomes” it wants financial service providers to deliver for consumers and markets.

Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Launches New Tokenisation Initiatives Under Project Guardian
By Editors | 16/11/2023
Five new industry pilots have been initiated. A new funds workstream and new digital infrastructure initiatives being launched.

Market Infrastructure
China: NFRA, CSRC Publish New Details on Scope of Responsibilities
By Editors | 16/11/2023
The NFRA was established in May as a new body to oversee all sectors of the financial industry, except securities, though it is absorbing investor protection responsibilities from the CSRC.

Fintech / Regtech
UBS, SBI, DBS Use Digital Bond in Cross-border Repo Trade
By Manesh Samtani | 15/11/2023
The transaction involved a repo to borrow tokenised JPY against a natively-issued JPY digital bond. The tokenised JPY was used to finance the repurchase of the same bond.

Press Release
Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2023 – Results Announcement
By Editors | 15/11/2023
Regulation Asia held its sixth annual Awards ceremony on 14 November 2023. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.

Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Revises Regulations Governing Inspections of IPO Applicants
By Editors | 14/11/2023
The revised regulations aim to strengthen the supervision of information disclosure of IPO companies, the regulator said.

ESG / Sustainability
Japan Launches ESG Information Portal, “JPX ESG Link”
By Editors | 14/11/2023
The platform collects direct links to the ESG-related information disclosed by TSE-listed companies and enables users to browse this information free of charge.

Securities / Derivatives
India’s AMFI Issues Guidelines for Execution-only Mutual Fund Platforms
By Ajoy K Das | 13/11/2023
The guidelines come ahead of an end-November deadline for platforms selling direct mutual fund schemes to register with AMFI.

Market Infrastructure
Korea Considers Extending Short Selling Ban to Market Makers
By Editors | 13/11/2023
The FSC will first carefully examine the impacts such a move would have on investor protection and market development.

Market Infrastructure
Calcutta Stock Exchange Looking to Resume Operations Soon
By Ajoy K Das | 13/11/2023
The Calcutta Stock Exchange was forced to stop operating its equities trading platform in April 2013 due to regulatory and compliance issues.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.