Securities / Derivatives

    ESG / Sustainability

    New Zealand to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds This Year

    By Editors | 18/09/2022

    New Zealand’s Treasury has appointed BNZ and Deutsche Bank (Sydney) as joint structuring advisors to help establish the sovereign green bond programme.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Approves First Batch of Shanghai STAR Market Makers

    By Editors | 18/09/2022

    The first batch of market makers includes Huatai Securities, Guosen Securities, Orient Securities and China Securities.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Issues Directions on Circulation of Market Rumours

    By Editors | 18/09/2022

    Intermediaries are required to prevent rumours and unverified information from being circulated via blogs, chat forums, and messenger sites.

    Securities / Derivatives

    BSP Amends Rules for Unit Investment Trust Funds

    By Editors | 17/09/2022

    Trust entities seeking to create certain types of unit investment trust funds for the first time will be required to secure BSP approval.

    Securities / Derivatives

    PwC, KPMG Ready to Host PCAOB Audit Inspections – Report

    By Editors | 16/09/2022

    PCAOB inspectors are expected to arrive in Hong Kong soon, but will have to serve three days in hotel quarantine before beginning work at PwC and KPMG’s Hong Kong offices.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Bursa Malaysia Set to Launch Enhanced Gold Futures Contract

    By Editors | 16/09/2022

    The enhanced contract will provide investors exposure to gold at standard global prices without the need for currency conversion.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Launches New Transformation Map for Financial Industry

    By Editors | 16/09/2022

    MAS will promote the FX trading ecosystem, enhance fund structures, support fintechs, improve its bond infrastructure, and scale up sustainable and transition financing.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Probes AIFs Over Non-transparent Practices – Report

    By Editors | 15/09/2022

    At least 20 alternative investment funds are under scrutiny for practices such as dividend stripping, priority payouts, and opaque valuation policies.

    Enforcement

    ASIC Places Interim Stop Orders on Two Property Funds

    By Editors | 15/09/2022

    The orders prevent the funds from being offered or distributed to consumers until deficiencies in their TMD statements are addressed to ASIC’s satisfaction.

    Securities / Derivatives

    US SEC Proposes Measures to Boost Treasury Market Resiliency

    By Editors | 15/09/2022

    Clearinghouse members will be required to push their clients’ secondary market trades and margins collected through the clearinghouse.

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