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Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2022 – Results Announcement
By Editors | 23/11/2022
Regulation Asia held its fifth annual Awards ceremony on 22 November 2022. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.
Market Infrastructure
CSRC Drafts Rules to Strengthen Exchange Bond Market
By Editors | 22/11/2022
The draft rules strengthen obligations for bond intermediaries to improve their due diligence practices and serve as gatekeepers.
Securities / Derivatives
Manulife Granted Approval to Fully Own China Mutual Fund Business
By Editors | 22/11/2022
Manulife is the first foreign firm to receive approval to convert an existing joint venture into a wholly-owned fund management company.
Enforcement
Bursa Malaysia Punishes Two for Short-Selling Activities
By Editors | 22/11/2022
The two dealer’s representatives engaged in intra day short-selling activities in client accounts in 2020 when such activity was temporarily prohibited.
Securities / Derivatives
CBIRC Issues Rules for Banks Participating in Private Pension Business
By Editors | 22/11/2022
Banks with a net tier-1 capital of more than CNY 100 billion and that meet prudential regulatory requirements can start personal pension business.
ESG / Sustainability
ESMA Proposes New Rules for ESG and Sustainability Labelled Funds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/11/2022
A fund with ESG-related terms in its name will have to use at least 80% of its investments to meet environmental or social characteristics or sustainable investment objectives.
ESG / Sustainability
ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Japan
By Editors | 21/11/2022
The paper considers how sustainability-linked derivatives would be classified and regulated in Japan.
Securities / Derivatives
HK Gazettes Bill to Promote Trading in Dual-Counter Stocks
By Editors | 21/11/2022
The bill, to be introduced for LegCo’s first reading on 30 November, will exempt market makers in dual-counter stocks from stamp duty.
Securities / Derivatives
China Regulators Ask Banks to Report on Liquidity – Report
By Editors | 21/11/2022
The queries were reportedly prompted by a sell-off in bonds which triggered investor withdrawals from wealth management products.
Market Infrastructure
China Optimises Bond Investment Rules to Lure Foreign Investors
By Editors | 21/11/2022
The rules are aimed at making it easier for foreign institutional investors to participate in China’s bond market.
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