Securities / Derivatives

    Enforcement

    US SEC Fines Barclays $361m for Securities Over-issuances

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    Barclays did not have controls in place to track offers and sales of securities against the amount of registered offers and sales.

    ESG / Sustainability

    FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Voluntary Carbon Markets

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/10/2022

    The spotlight review details the key challenges of VCMs and offers recommendations to help in their transition into a mature asset class.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Modifies Rules on Daily Price Limits for Commodity Futures

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    Exchanges may relax the daily price limit in “exceptional circumstance” to resolve price differences between local and overseas markets.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Grants BSE Final Approval to Launch Gold Trading

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    BSE has already conducted mock trading sessions for its members in a test environment to enable trading in electronic gold receipts.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBA Expresses Concerns Over CHESS System Delays in ASX Assessment

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    ASX recorded a “strike” against the adoption of its remuneration report, which included a A$1.2mn bonus for former CEO Dominic Stevens despite the CHESS replacement delay.

    ESG / Sustainability

    China Designates 18 ‘Gatekeepers’ for Green Bond Market

    By Darien Choong | 02/10/2022

    The 18 firms, which include PwC, EY and Morningstar’s China units, will be responsible for evaluating and certifying green bonds and help to prevent greenwashing.

    Securities / Derivatives

    TWSE to Lower Listing Requirements for Innovation Board

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    The Taiwan Innovation Board was launched in July last year to cater to innovative startups, but has seen only one listing so far.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Singapore Exchange Launches Battery Metal Futures

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    Contracts were launched in battery-grade lithium carbonate; lithium hydroxide; cobalt metal; and cobalt hydroxide.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SWIFT Launching New Service to Reduce Settlement Fails

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    The service will use UTIs to enable automated tracking of both sides of the transaction by all market participants involved.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.

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