Securities / Derivatives

    Enforcement

    SFC Fines Asset Manager Over European Rule Breaches

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    ARCM failed to implement adequate systems and controls to monitor its short position and ensure it was properly reported and disclosed to the public.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Singapore: SIAS Joins Fight Against Greenwashing

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    Chief executive David Gerald said the Securities Investors Association of Singapore working to enhance its guidance for annual reports to combat greenwashing.

    Market Infrastructure

    UK Court Allows Legal Actions Against LME to Proceed

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    The LME says the decision to allow the Elliott and Jane Street cases to proceed is “entirely procedural” and “in no way a ruling on the merits” of the claims.

    Market Infrastructure

    EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.

    Enforcement

    UK FCA Queries Banks About Staff Messaging Practices

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    The queries come after US regulators collected over $2bn in combined penalties from firms for failures to maintain, preserve, or produce staff communication records.

    Market Infrastructure

    FSB Unveils Proposed Global Regulatory Framework for Crypto

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    The framework covers all crypto-asset activity, as well as associated issuers and service providers, that have the potential to pose financial stability risks.

    ESG / Sustainability

    MAS Calls on Investors to Engage with Listed Companies

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/10/2022

    Asset managers and retail investors are encouraged to more actively engage with their investee companies and participate in setting their strategic direction.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Bangladesh Starts Trading Government Securities on Exchanges

    By Editors | 11/10/2022

    Allowing government securities to trade on the stock market is expected to enhance the demand for fixed income instruments.

    ESG / Sustainability

    CSX Set to List Cambodia’s First Green Bond

    By Editors | 11/10/2022

    The issuance will still need approval from the securities regulator, but it will be the first green bond to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange.

    ESG / Sustainability

    LSE’s VCM to Finance Climate Change Mitigation

    By ESG Investor | 10/10/2022

    The London Stock Exchange has announced the launch of the first VCM by a primary exchange with the publication of final admission and disclosure rules.

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