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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HKEX Chief Charles Li to Step Down at Year-end
By Editors | 29/09/2020
Charles Li will step down as HKEX Chief Executive on 31 December 2020, but remain as Senior Advisor to the Board for six months.
Payments & Settlements
The New Cold War Is Financial
By Tom Keatinge | 29/09/2020
Banks and financial infrastructure are emerging as an expanding front in geopolitics, writes RUSI’s Tom Keatinge.
Emerging Prudential Risks
IBOR Phase-out Plans on Track Despite Covid: Moody’s
By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020
But challenges remain, including limited liquidity in ARR markets, uncertainties on term rates and credit spread adjustments, and operational issues.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Launches Five New MSCI Futures Contracts
By Editors | 29/09/2020
The bourse operator also plans to launch an MSCI Taiwan options contract later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions.
Supervision & Enforcement
SFC, IA Sign New MoU on Supervisory Cooperation
By Editors | 28/09/2020
The MoU covers case referrals, joint inspections and investigations, and sharing of information pertaining to products and relevant entities or key persons.
Trading & Investment
Singapore’s iFAST to Launch China Private Fund Manager Business
By Editors | 28/09/2020
iFAST Corporation expects to start selling private funds to qualified onshore individual and institutional investors in China in early 2021.
Trading & Investment
Korea Considers Capping Margin Lending, Underwriting Fees
By Editors | 28/09/2020
Interest rates on margin accounts vary between 4.5% and 9%; underwriting fees vary between 1% and 6% of the total value of the shares.
AI Risk & Governance
RegTech Asia 2020: Trends, Review and Outlook
By Editors | 28/09/2020
How has the regtech industry has weathered the Covid-19 storm and provided support to global initiatives designed to keep our economies moving?
Payments & Settlements
PayNow Banks Raise Default Limit for Ad-hoc Transactions
By Editors | 28/09/2020
Customers can enjoy the convenience of making higher value transfers without adding the recipient as a payee, ABS said in a statement.
Structural Regulation
Taiwan FSC Considers Changes to Capital Market Rules
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/09/2020
The FSC is examining whether to encourage the development of Internet-only securities companies to cater to investors who are increasingly placing orders online.
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