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Structural Regulation
China Cracks Down On Zero-Fee Bond Underwriting
By Garima Chitkara | 14/06/2018
The CSRC and the Securities Association of China reportedly sent a notice to brokers asking them to stop underwriting bond deals for free, a common practice in the country to maintain relationships with key clients and underwriting standings.
Market Abuse
China, Hong Kong to Deepen Cross-Boundary Market Surveillance
By JP Reimann | 14/06/2018
Regulators discussed collaboration on market surveillance, intelligence sharing, coordinated investigations, and the establishment of a notification mechanism for cases involving dual listed shares and cross-boundary market misconduct.
Structural Regulation
Taiwan To Ease M&A Rules For Financial Holding Companies
By Garima Chitkara | 14/06/2018
New rules lower the threshold for initiating a tender offer from 25 percent to 10 percent; new rules to only apply to private-sector firms.
Structural Regulation
S. Korea Passes Bill Enabling Asia Regional Funds Passport
By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018
Korean cabinet approves amendments to its capital markets law to allow funds passporting between the five signatory countries; FSC to begin making preparations for scheme launch in 2019.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Mulls Allowing Indian Firms to List Shares Overseas
By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018
Securities regulator considering allowing Indian firms to directly list equity abroad and foreign firms to list in India.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan, S. Korea Launch ETF Cross Listings
By JP Reimann | 13/06/2018
Cross listed ETFs track tech stocks traded in the two countries; following 2015 MoU that sought to expand cooperation between the TWSE and KRX.
Trading & Investment
China Eases QFII, RQFII Restrictions
By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018
China removes 20% redemption caps and the three-month lock-in period for QFII and RQFII investors, making it easier for foreign investors to move funds out of China.
Structural Regulation
Australia Completes Financial Benchmark Reform
By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018
Reform process completed with the passage of a licensing regime for financial benchmarks as well as new calculation methodology for key interbank rate.
Clearing & Post-Trade
NSE Launches Tri-party Repos on Corporate Bonds
By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018
Tri-party repo will facilitate greater secondary market liquidity in the India’s corporate bond market; platform will initially allow basket repos with maturities between one and seven days.
Trading & Investment
Hong Kong, Japan to Cooperate on Commodity Market Development
By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2018
HKEX and Tokyo Commodity Exchange MoU to promote cooperation through information exchanges, staff exchanges, product development and joint promotion.
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