Securities / Derivatives

Crypto / Digital Assets

CGS-CIMB Becomes First Brokerage to Establish Link to ADDX

By Editors | 20/12/2022

CGS-CIMB is providing accredited investor clients access to tokenised and fractionalised private market securities via ADDX.

Market Infrastructure

Shenzhen Exchange to Pilot Cross-Border Bonds to Serve GBA

By Editors | 20/12/2022

Issuers can be Chinese government entities or high-quality corporates. The SZSE is temporarily not charging any fees for cross-border bond listing services.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea Establishes New Sustainability Standards Board Under KASB

By Manesh Samtani | 20/12/2022

The Korea Sustainability Standards Board will participate in international discussions and develop a new ESG disclosure system to be used domestically.

Market Infrastructure

SFC, CSRC Announce Move to Expand Scope of Stock Connect

By Editors | 19/12/2022

After the expansion, Stock Connect is expected to include stocks that account for more than 80 percent of equity trading in each market.

Securities / Derivatives

APRA Heatmap Identifies 15 Poorly-Performing MySuper Products

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/12/2022

An estimated 8.1 million MySuper members benefitted from a drop in total fees and costs since last year’s heatmap was published.

Capital / Liquidity

BNM Consults on Capital Requirements for CCP Exposures

By Editors | 19/12/2022

Proposed framework sets out requirements for managing risks arising from a financial institution’s exposures to CCPs in their capacity as a clearing member or a client of a clearing member.

Fintech / Regtech

ASIFMA Asks for Changes to SEBI Cloud Adoption Framework

By Editors | 19/12/2022

ASIFMA says the data localisation requirements in SEBI’s new cloud adoption framework will expose FIs to greater cybersecurity risks while negatively impacting global operations.

Securities / Derivatives

Singapore to Amend Law to Allow for Online General Meetings

By Editors | 19/12/2022

Orders introduced early in the pandemic to allow companies to conduct general meetings by electronic means will expire on 1 July 2023.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Proposes to Further Expand Paperless Listing Regime

By Editors | 19/12/2022

Paperless initiatives announced since 2020 have improved efficiency and lowered costs for issuers, HKEX says, proposing changes to further simplify its administrative procedures.