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ESG / Sustainability
HKEX Announces New Collaboration to Develop Carbon Market
By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2022
HSBC, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, ANZ, ICBC, Bank of China and others will sit on a new council to help develop a Hong Kong-based international carbon market.
Enforcement
Korea FSS Expands Banking Industry Probe into FX Trading
By Editors | 06/07/2022
The probe was prompted by abnormal trading activity at Woori and Shinhan Bank. Other banks have been asked to conduct internal inspections.
Securities / Derivatives
UK to Codify Tax Exemptions for Sovereign Investors into Law
By Editors | 05/07/2022
The proposals seek to ensure the tax exemptions provided to sovereign investors are more targeted towards investment rather than trading income.
Market Infrastructure
ASX Responds on Tranche 3 Rule Changes for CHESS Replacement
By Editors | 05/07/2022
The rule amendments will be subject to regulatory approvals. ASX proposes to lodge the combined rules package with ASIC in Q4 of calendar year 2022.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong, China to Launch ‘Swap Connect’ in Six Months
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/07/2022
Swap Connect will initially enable Hong Kong and international investors to trade in Mainland interest rate swaps, and potentially other derivatives in futures.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea Regulators Announce Measures to Ease Market Volatility
By Editors | 05/07/2022
Securities firms will be exempt from a requirement to hold collateral worth at least 140 percent of the value of each stock purchase to provide credit to customers.
Market Infrastructure
ASIC Calls on Industry to Bolster Resilience to Market Outages
By Manesh Samtani | 05/07/2022
Market participants should not delay broader planning and change programmes aimed at ensuring their resilience to market outages, ASIC says.
Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia SC Expands Tax Incentives Available to VC Firms
By Editors | 04/07/2022
VCCs can claim exemptions from tax on all income other than interest income from savings or fixed deposits and profits from Shariah-based deposits – for a period of up to five years.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Binance to Help Cambodia Develop Crypto Regulatory Framework
By Editors | 04/07/2022
Binance signed an MoU with Cambodia’s securities regulator to support the development of a legal framework for regulating digital asset businesses.
ESG / Sustainability
China Approves Launch of First Carbon Neutral ETFs
By Editors | 04/07/2022
Shanghai Environment Energy Exchange approved 8 carbon neutral ETFs, and NAFMII recently launched China’s first batch of interbank transition bonds.
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