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Japan to Raise Taxes on Wealthy Individuals, Corporations
By Mark Johnston | 18/12/2022
Taxes will be raised on those who earn over JPY 3 billion through stocks and real estate. A corporate surtax of 4 to 4.5 percent will also be adopted.
Trading & Investment
US SEC Proposes Major Rule Changes to Improve Market Fairness
By Editors | 18/12/2022
The proposals include a new best execution regulatory framework, a new order competition rule, and requirements for brokers to provide better disclosures on execution quality.
Structural Regulation
Philippine Lawmakers Advance Bill to Establish Sovereign Fund
By Editors | 18/12/2022
Critics say the bill’s timing is poor due to the country’s lack of surplus funds, high national debt, large trade deficit, and other economic problems.
Trading & Investment
RBI Lifts Restrictions on Offshore Rupee Trades by Banks
By Editors | 17/12/2022
Informal restrictions on rupee NDF trades in the offshore market were imposed in October to help defend a falling rupee.
Structural Regulation
PBOC Issues Draft Regulations for Financial Infrastructures
By Editors | 17/12/2022
The regulations cover registration and custody systems, clearing and settlement, trading facilities, transaction reporting databases, important payment systems, and credit reporting systems.
CBDCs
Ant Group Embeds e-CNY Processing in Alipay Digital Wallet
By Editors | 17/12/2022
The integration of third party payments platforms is expected to boost e-CNY adoption while preventing the displacement of existing players in China’s payments sector.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ASX Commits to Providing Certainty on Stability of CHESS
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/12/2022
ASIC and the RBA asked ASX to issue a special audited report detailing arrangements to ensure the stability, security and resilience of the existing CHESS system.
Structural Regulation
US Regulators Deem Audit Inspections of Chinese Firms a Success
By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2022
The PCAOB did identify some deficiencies in their inspection work, but it was able to view complete audit work papers with no redactions.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong Names Julia Leung as New SFC Chief
By Editors | 16/12/2022
Julia Leung will become CEO of the SFC on 1 January following Ashley Alder’s departure to become the UK FCA’s new chair.
Structural Regulation
NYSE, Nasdaq Expected to See More Capital Raises via Direct Listings
By Mark Johnston | 16/12/2022
The SEC is expected to permit the NYSE to ease its rules for direct listings, after a similar approval was granted to Nasdaq earlier this month.
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