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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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