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Alternative Markets
SEBI Loosens Overseas Investment Rules for AIFs, VC Funds
By Editors | 18/08/2022
Alternative investment and venture capital funds can invest in overseas companies even if they do not have an ‘Indian connection’.
Trading & Investment
TWSE to Shorten Auction Interval for Odd Lot Trading
By Editors | 18/08/2022
The 3-minute auction intervals for intraday odd lot trading will be reduced to 1-minute intervals starting from 19 December.
Trading & Investment
HKEX to Drive Growth Through New Products, Listing Reforms
By Editors | 18/08/2022
HKEX reported its lowest interim profit since 2017, attributed mostly to investment losses and lower fees from securities trading and IPOs.
Structural Regulation
RBA to Establish Panel of Economists to Aid Policymaking
By Editors | 18/08/2022
The first meeting of the new panel is planned for 6 October, to discuss economic challenges and the appropriate role of forward guidance in monetary policy.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
BSP Drafts New Rules on Financial Services Dispute Resolution
By Editors | 18/08/2022
Complainants can elect for mediation or adjudication only if the complaint cannot be resolved by the FI itself or the BSP’s Consumer Assistance Mechanism.
Market Data & Technology
SET, Bloomberg Launches Initiative to Boost Capital Markets Talent
By Editors | 18/08/2022
The initiative will allow finance students from eight universities to gain experience in financial markets trading using Bloomberg data and tools.
Operational Risk
Korea FSS Probes Korea Investment & Securities Over System Outage
By Editors | 18/08/2022
The system outage occurred due to an electrical short circuit at Korea Investment & Securities’ main data processing computer centre.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Fund Managers Relocating Staff Away from Hong Kong: HKIFA
By Editors | 18/08/2022
A survey of 36 fund managers found that almost 70 percent are finding it difficult to hire non-local and non-mainland staff to work in Hong Kong due to Covid restrictions.
PEPs & Sanctions
LME Bans Russian Nickel From UK Warehouse Facilities
By Editors | 18/08/2022
Higher duties on Russian metals imposed as part of a sanctions package have now been extended to nickel.
Cryptocurrency
ASIC Concerned by Extent of Retail Investors Exposed to Crypto
By Editors | 18/08/2022
ASIC chair Joe Longo says better investor protections are needed after a survey of retail investors founr 44 percent were holding cryptocurrency.
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