Markets & Infrastructure

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    BNM Finalises Conduct Requirements for Financial Advisers

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/04/2022

    Advisers will have to provide customers with suitable product options from at least three different providers for each class of insurance or takaful business being recommended.

    Structural Regulation

    ASX to Align Rulebooks for Investment Products

    By Editors | 29/04/2022

    Having three different rulebooks for investment products opens the door to inconsistent treatment, rule arbitrage, and confusion for issuers and investors.

    Trading & Investment

    CSRC, SSE Warn Underwriters Against Overpricing IPOs: Report

    By Editors | 28/04/2022

    The CSRC said underwriters need to improve their IPO pricing skills. The SSE is considering using IPO performance to assess underwriting quality.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX to Add Contract Months for HSI, HSCEI Futures

    By Editors | 28/04/2022

    From 13 June, the additional contract months will provide more hedging flexibility for market participants, HKEX said.

    Market Data & Technology

    IOSCO Offers Guidance on Regulating Market Data

    By Editors | 28/04/2022

    A new report provides considerations for regulators when reviewing the regulation of market data provided by trading venues or OTC markets.

    Liquidity Risk

    Sri Lanka Expects to Secure IMF Loan Within Two Months

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 28/04/2022

    Sri Lanka is trying to restructure its loans from Chinese banks, offering golden visas to foreigners, and relaxing rules on securities margin financing.

    Structural Regulation

    FSC Korea Approves Rule Changes to Promote KONEX Market

    By Editors | 28/04/2022

    The changes will allow retail investors to trade the KONEX market more freely and allow listed firms to more easily maintain their listing status.

    CBDCs

    Philippine Central Bank to Pilot Test Wholesale CBDC

    By Editors | 28/04/2022

    Project CBDCPh will test the use of a wholesale CBDC for large-value financial transactions across a limited number of financial institutions.

    Trading & Investment

    BlackRock Launches First Private Pension Product in China

    By Darien Choong | 27/04/2022

    The product was launched by a BlackRock-CCB joint venture, the first foreign-controlled institution that was approved to take part in private pension pilot trials.

    Market Abuse

    Taiwan: Foreign Brokers Cleared of Wrongdoing in Trading Probe

    By Editors | 27/04/2022

    A probe into foreign brokerage firms was launched last month after they sold shares in TSMC while also issuing “buy” recommendations in research reports.

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