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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia Passes Bill to Enhance Financial Advice Fee Disclosures
By Editors | 02/03/2021
Financial advisers will have to provide clients an annual, forward-looking summary of fees and corresponding services, in addition to existing disclosures.
Clearing & Post-Trade
FSB Urges Indonesia to Further Advance OTC Derivatives Reforms
By Editors | 02/03/2021
Indonesia needs to address legal uncertainties relating to netting for derivatives transactions in bankruptcy to facilitate central clearing and margin requirements.
Clearing & Post-Trade
What Does T+1 Settlement in the US Mean for Asia?
By Tony Freeman | 02/03/2021
Industry veteran Tony Freeman discusses how a move to one-day settlement in the US will impact investors in Asia.
Trading & Investment
Hang Seng Index to Expand Constituency to 100 Stocks
By Manesh Samtani | 02/03/2021
The changes will be implemented starting from the May 2021 index review and effective in the June 2021 index rebalancing.
Operational Risk
FSA to Seek Report from Mizuho Over ATM Network Shutdown
By Editors | 02/03/2021
A system glitch caused the shutdown of over half of Mizuho’s ATMs on Sunday, with internet banking transactions also partially halted.
Trading & Investment
Australian Senator Seeks to End Short Selling by Super Funds
By Editors | 01/03/2021
Senator Gerard Rennick says short selling practices are an example of how superannuation funds aren’t protecting the interests of their members.
Trading & Investment
SZSE Launches Technical Systems for Publicly Offered REITs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/03/2021
A review system, information disclosure website and offline offering system went live on 1 March, completing the SZSE’s technical preparatory work for a national REITs pilot programme.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Launches Suit Against CBA Units Over Compliance Failures
By Editors | 01/03/2021
Commonwealth Bank said the issues arose from errors such as IT system coding or systems issues, human error and/or data entry errors.
Custody & Infrastructure
Etrading Software Becomes Registration Authority for DTIs
By Editors | 01/03/2021
The UK-headquartered technology provider has been nominated to become the registration authority for the new ISO standard for Digital Token Identifiers.
Credit Risk
RBI Eases Foreign Investor Access to Defaulted Bonds
By Editors | 01/03/2021
The RBI says FPIs will be exempt from the residual maturity requirement, investment limit and investor limit when investing in defaulted corporate bonds.
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