Markets & Infrastructure

    Trading & Investment

    China Eases Foreign Investor Access to Interbank Bond Market

    By Darien Choong | 06/07/2022

    The measures include lower Bond Connect fees, a cross-border bond subscription service, and easier access to the FX market for hedging.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Former Archegos Employee Sues Firm Over Deferred Bonuses

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2022

    Archegos employees were “coerced” to invest their bonus money into the firm through a deferred compensation plan, which evaporated when the company collapsed last March.

    Market Data & Technology

    JPX Launches ‘J-Quants’ Data Service for Retail Investors

    By Editors | 06/07/2022

    The service aims to address the difficulties retail investors face in accessing and using raw financial data for investment analysis and decision-making.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Hong Kong Police Arrest Eight in Joint Operation With SFC

    By Editors | 06/07/2022

    The joint operation involved a loan granted by a listed company to a related party and payments purportedly made to suppliers that instead went to related parties.

    Structural Regulation

    UK to Codify Tax Exemptions for Sovereign Investors into Law

    By Editors | 05/07/2022

    The proposals seek to ensure the tax exemptions provided to sovereign investors are more targeted towards investment rather than trading income.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan FSC Set to Open Applications for Internet-Only Insurer Licences

    By Darien Choong | 05/07/2022

    Applications will be open from 1 August. Fubon Financial and CTBC Financial have reportedly expressed interest in the licence.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ASX Responds on Tranche 3 Rule Changes for CHESS Replacement

    By Editors | 05/07/2022

    The rule amendments will be subject to regulatory approvals. ASX proposes to lodge the combined rules package with ASIC in Q4 of calendar year 2022.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Hong Kong, China to Launch ‘Swap Connect’ in Six Months

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/07/2022

    Swap Connect will initially enable Hong Kong and international investors to trade in Mainland interest rate swaps, and potentially other derivatives in futures.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea Regulators Announce Measures to Ease Market Volatility

    By Editors | 05/07/2022

    Securities firms will be exempt from a requirement to hold collateral worth at least 140 percent of the value of each stock purchase to provide credit to customers.

    Payments & Settlements

    ASIC Calls on Industry to Bolster Resilience to Market Outages

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/07/2022

    Market participants should not delay broader planning and change programmes aimed at ensuring their resilience to market outages, ASIC says.

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