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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MAS, IBF Take Steps to Prevent Financial Sector Job Losses
By Editors | 20/10/2020
IBF will run surveys every six months to obtain data about job losses at FIs to offer their staff reskilling support and possible redeployments in the industry.
Payments & Settlements
Tokyo Stock Exchange Faces FSA Probe Over System Outage
By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2020
Based on an on-site investigation and findings from JPX’s own investigative committee, the FSA will consider issuing a business improvement order.
Structural Regulation
Shenzhen Granted Autonomy to Enact Market-based Reforms
By Editors | 19/10/2020
Shenzhen will be able to make its own laws on artificial intelligence and big data, start a stock futures index, and list companies on its stock market with depositary receipts.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Green-lights Ant Group Hong Kong Stock Listing
By Editors | 19/10/2020
The approval follows reports that a probe into a potential conflict of interest in the planned $35bn stock listing threatened to delay the IPO.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC, Volkswagen Financial Services Settle Responsible Lending Case
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/10/2020
Volkswagen Financial Services Australia will provide remediation worth an estimated A$4.7mn to approximately 1,800 loan consumers.
CBDCs
China Pushes For Faster Launch of Digital Currency
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/10/2020
The Shenzhen government is issuing 10 million yuan worth of digital currency for testing as part of ongoing DC/EP pilot tests.
Trading & Investment
China Vows to Improve Quality of Listed Companies
By Editors | 18/10/2020
A new State Council guideline promotes the issuance of domestic shares to purchase overseas assets, and greater inbound investment from qualified foreign investors.
Market Abuse
Hong Kong: CMBC Capital, Directors Penalised for Late Disclosure
By Editors | 18/10/2020
CMBC Capital did not make information about significant improvement in the company’s financial performance public in a timely manner.
Trading & Investment
HKMA Expects Adherence to ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Protocol
By Editors | 18/10/2020
The HKMA expects authorised institutions to adhere to the Protocol before it takes effect and to encourage counterparties to do the same.
Trading & Investment
FSB Sets Out Global Transition Roadmap for LIBOR Phaseout
By Editors | 18/10/2020
By end-2020, firms should be in a position to offer non-LIBOR loans to customers. By 25 January, firms should adhere to the ISDA fallbacks protocol.
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