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Operational Risk
Japan’s Mizuho Bank Suffers Another Outage at ATMs
By Editors | 04/03/2021
Another system failure took down 29 Mizuho ATMs for three hours on Wednesday, just days after more than 5,000 ATMs went offline.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Revises Rules on Corporate Bond Issuance, Ratings
By Editors | 04/03/2021
Companies will no longer be required to engage a rating agency and obtain a credit rating before they issue bonds for sale on the public market.
Trading & Investment
FSC Announces Selection of Korea’s New Risk-free Rate
By Manesh Samtani | 03/03/2021
The FSC will work on measures to promote and facilitate the use of the new RFR, including by listing RFR futures by year-end.
Trading & Investment
TWSE Lowers Investment Threshold for New Innovation Board
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2021
Individuals with a net worth of TWD 10 million will be allowed to invest in TIB-listed firms, down from the TWD 30 million minimum that was earlier planned.
Structural Regulation
SSE, SZSE Agree Mechanism for NEEQ Firms to Transfer Listings
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2021
NEEQ-listed companies that have total equity of at least CNY 30 million and at least 1,000 shareholders can transfer to the SSE STAR Market or the SZSE’s GEM board.
Structural Regulation
SFC Greenlights Appointment of Nicolas Aguzin as HKEX CEO
By Editors | 03/03/2021
The SFC gave its approval for Aguzin’s appointment on Tuesday after vetting him against its fit and proper criteria.
Structural Regulation
SFC, HKEX Directed to Explore SPAC Listings in Hong Kong
By Editors | 02/03/2021
Financial Secretary Paul Chan has directed the SFC and HKEX to study the feasibility of listing SPACs in Hong Kong.
Structural Regulation
Japan FSA Set to Revise Corporate Governance Code
By Editors | 02/03/2021
The new code will require listed companies to have more independent board directors, promote management diversity, and improve environmental disclosures.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Drafts New Rules for Independent Directors of Listed Companies
By Editors | 02/03/2021
SEBI proposes to introduce a ‘dual approval’ system where appointments of independent directors must be approved by both majority and minority shareholders.
Payments & Settlements
European Banks Push Ahead with Payments Network Plans
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/03/2021
The European Payments Initiative, launched last July, could have a new pan-European payments network in place by 2025.
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