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Sustainable Finance
SGX Leverages Nikkei Partnership to Launch ESG REIT Derivatives
By Editors | 14/06/2021
The new futures contract aims to meet rising demand for integrating ESG considerations into investment portfolios, SGX said.
Structural Regulation
New Zealand FMA Grants Reporting Relief Amid Auditor Shortage
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 14/06/2021
Businesses affected by an auditor shortage in New Zealand will be allowed an additional month to comply with reporting requirements.
Structural Regulation
Shenzhen to Further Open to Foreign Financial Institutions
By Editors | 14/06/2021
Shenzhen’s five-year plan calls for the establishment of foreign-controlled securities firms, investment funds, futures companies and insurers in the city.
Trading & Investment
ISDA Consults on Fallbacks for GBP & USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates
By Editors | 14/06/2021
Current fallbacks are not expected to be able to function effectively upon a permanent cessation of the GBP and USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong Enacts Framework for Uncertificated Securities Market
By Editors | 13/06/2021
The SFC will consult the market on the subsidiary legislation in due course to prescribe the detailed rules and implementation timetable.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Probe Finds Japan Officials, Toshiba Colluded Against Shareholders
By Editors | 13/06/2021
Foreign investors including Effissimo, Harvard Management Company and 3D Investment Partners were pressured to change their voting.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Extends Transitional Relief for Foreign Financial Services Firms
By Editors | 13/06/2021
ASIC is extending transitional relief provided under its new regulatory framework for foreign firms pending the outcome of the government’s announced reforms.
Structural Regulation
BlackRock Wins Approval to Launch China Fund Business
By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2021
BlackRock is the first foreign asset manager to win approval to launch a wholly-owned mutual fund business in China.
Cloud & Infrastructure
BIS, BOE Launch Innovation Hub London Centre
By Editors | 12/06/2021
The launch is part of a plan to expand the global reach of the BIS Innovation Hub, which includes the opening of Centres in Toronto, Frankfurt, Paris and Stockholm.
Custody & Infrastructure
Task Force Created to Align Digital Token Identifier With ISIN
By Editors | 12/06/2021
The task force is a joint collaboration between Etrading Software, the registration authority for the new ISO standard for DTIs, and ANNA.
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