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Structural Regulation
SEBI Eases Buyback Rules to Enable ‘Quicker Access to Capital’
By Editors | 26/04/2020
Listed companies can raise additional capital after six months from the expiring of the buyback period, compared to one year previously.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
China: Luckin Investors Launch Lawsuit Under New Securities Law
By Editors | 26/04/2020
A lack of cross-border regulation presents a challenge to holding Luckin Coffee entities and executives to account for alleged misconduct and fraud.
Data Privacy
Open Banking: ACCC Allows Flexibility to Delay Product Data Sharing
By Editors | 26/04/2020
Non-major banks, building societies and credit unions can delay sharing product reference data until 1 November, but are encouraged to begin sharing this data “if they are in a position to do so”.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FMA to Grant ‘No-Action’ Relief for Regulatory Breaches
By Editors | 24/04/2020
The ‘no action’ relief can be provided case-by-case to market participants who breach, or expect to breach, a regulatory obligation as a result of Covid-19 circumstances.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposed Exemptions for Investors in Distressed Companies
By Editors | 24/04/2020
The regulator proposes to tweak its pricing rules for preferential share allotments, and to exempt investors in distressed companies from having to make a open offer.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Relaxes Fundraising Rules for Rights Issues, IPOs
By Editors | 24/04/2020
SEBI has lowered the market cap requirement for fast tracking rights issues and extended the amount of time companies have to launch a public issue once approval is granted.
Structural Regulation
HKMA Survey Highlights LIBOR Transition Challenges
By Editors | 23/04/2020
About HK$1.4tr in assets, HK$0.5tr in liabilities, and HK$14.7tr in derivatives still referencing LIBOR will mature after end-2021 and don’t have fallbacks in place.
AI Risk & Governance
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Algorithmic Trading
By Editors | 23/04/2020
The Spotlight Review highlights the importance and challenges of model risk management in areas where algorithmic trading is being deployed.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Sets Launch Date for Phase One VCM Enhancements
By Editors | 23/04/2020
The first phase of enhancements will expand VCM coverage from 78 stocks to nearly 500 stocks, and apply a tiered structure of triggering thresholds.
Structural Regulation
Bloomberg Publishes Rulebook on IBOR Fallback Methodology
By Editors | 23/04/2020
The rulebook’s final methodology, rules and conventions are based on the results of four market-wide consultations ISDA conducted between 2018 and 2020.
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