Markets & Infrastructure

    Trading & Investment

    China’s NAFMII Orders Bond Underwriters to End Price War

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/08/2021

    Lead bond underwriters are required to report their fees to NAFMII on a quarterly and annual basis and set up internal management systems to ensure their fees reflect market rates.

    Payments & Settlements

    Thailand, Indonesia Pilot Cross-border QR Payment Link

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/08/2021

    The full commercial launch will take place in Q1 2022. Indonesia has separately also launched a national open API payment standard.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    Court Orders CBA to Publicise Overcharging Misconduct

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/08/2021

    The Federal Court has ordered CBA to publish notices on its website and its newsroom platform under the heading “Notification of Misconduct by CBA”.

    Structural Regulation

    Thailand SEC Set to Overhaul Mutual Fund Regulations

    By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 17/08/2021

    The SEC proposes more principle-based and flexible requirements for the establishment of new funds and in the investment decision process.

    Structural Regulation

    Australia: Industry Bodies Oppose CSLR Draft Legislation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/08/2021

    Eight associations say the design of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort adds unnecessary red tape and significantly increases costs to the financial advice sector.

    Trading & Investment

    SAC Punishes 19 Institutional Investors Over IPO Pricing Violations

    By Editors | 16/08/2021

    The Securities Association of China and Shanghai Stock Exchange found violations of price-setting rules and procedures for STAR Market IPOs.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Creates Panel to Explore Move to T+1 Settlement – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/08/2021

    A reduction to T+1 is expected to increase market liquidity and trading turnover, while also reducing settlement risk and broker defaults.

    Structural Regulation

    AMAC Halts Approvals of New Real Estate Funds

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/08/2021

    Private equity funds were among the last of the stable funding channels available to Chinese property developers amid recent regulatory pressure.

    Structural Regulation

    HKEX Publishes Operational Details for New Investor ID Regime

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2021

    Market system development and testing will start in Q3 2021 and intermediaries will have to develop their internal systems by the end of Q1 2022.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Combines Debt Securities Rules Into Single Regulation

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 15/08/2021

    New operational guidelines cover non-convertible securities, securitised debt instruments, security receipts, municipal debt securities and commercial papers.

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