Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

SGX Announces First Listings Under Shanghai ETF Link

By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2023

ETF listed on SGX will give investors exposure to high dividend paying Shanghai stocks. ETF listed on SSE will track Indian and Southeast Asian tech companies.

Trading & Investment

Korea FSS to Tighten Rules on Sale of Bond Investments

By Editors | 03/12/2023

The rule changes are needed to ensure investors understand the risks and transaction costs of bond investments, the FSS said.

Payments & Settlements

Bangladesh Allows Foreign Firms to Open FX Accounts Domestically

By Ajoy K Das | 03/12/2023

Foreign nationals, companies operating abroad, and foreign institutional investors can open and maintain FC accounts with offshore banking operations of local banks.

CBDCs

Third Phase of CBDC Project “Helvetia” Gets Underway

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2023

The pilot programme allows participating banks to settle digital bonds and repo transactions against wholesale CBDC on a DvP basis.

Structural Regulation

New Zealand FMA to Cooperate with FMSB on Market Standards

By Editors | 01/12/2023

Good industry standards can complement principle-based laws and drive robust operational practices among market intermediaries, the FMA said.

Structural Regulation

Bursa Malaysia Proposes Amendments to Listing Requirements

By Editors | 01/12/2023

The amendments will enhance transparency on fund-raising exercises and require disclosure of CEO remuneration on a named basis.

AI Risk & Governance

JPX to Distribute GenAI-based Stock Analysis to Investors

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2023

JPXI will use AI technology from Israeli venture Bridgewise to deliver more information on TSE-listed companies to investors “than ever before”.

Structural Regulation

US PCAOB Fines Chinese Audit Firm and PwC Units

By Editors | 01/12/2023

PwC’s Hong Kong and China units were fined a combined $7mn for failing to prevent exam cheating by over 1,000 individuals between 2018 and 2020.

Payments & Settlements

HKEX Proposes to Keep Markets Open During Typhoons

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/12/2023

HKEX proposes operational model to allow markets to remain open during typhoons and rainstorms from July 2024.