Markets & Infrastructure

    Trading & Investment

    OJK Calls on State-owned Enterprises to List on Stock Exchange

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    To date, only 23 of Indonesia’s 82 state-owned enterprises have made public offerings in the capital market.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    LME Doubles Default Fund Size Amid Metals Volatility

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    The default fund size will increase to from $1.1bn to $2.075bn, adding to financial strains experienced by brokers, traders and banks.

    Market Abuse

    China Listed Companies Directed to Improve Financial Reporting

    By Darien Choong | 27/03/2022

    Listed companies are asked to improve the effectiveness of their financial reporting controls and the quality of their accounting information.

    Structural Regulation

    Speculation of Deal on Chinese Audits ‘Premature’, says PCAOB

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    The PCAOB said it is unclear whether full access to relevant audit documentation will be granted, and that any agreement would only be a “first step”.

    Cryptocurrency

    OECD Proposes Tax Reporting Framework for Crypto-assets

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    The framework would require intermediaries to identify their customers and their tax jurisdictions, and then report their aggregate transaction values annually.

    Trading & Investment

    Egypt Becomes First Middle East Nation to Issue Samurai Bonds

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    Egypt has become the first country in the Middle East to issue samurai bonds in the Japanese market.

    Structural Regulation

    Thai SEC Proposes to Ease Merger Process for Securities Firms

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    Securities and derivatives businesses that are merging can preemptively apply for a permit for new entities formed post-transaction to begin operating more quickly.

    Market Data & Technology

    HKEX to Provide Investor Relations Platform to Listed Companies

    By Editors | 26/03/2022

    The new portal will launch in Q3, offering listed issuers a way to develop and manage their investor relations activities.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Guangzhou to Pilot Regulatory Sandbox for Capital Markets

    By Editors | 26/03/2022

    Applications from capital markets firms looking to participate in the fintech regulatory sandbox are being accepted until 15 April 2022.

    Structural Regulation

    Philippines Relaxes Foreign Ownership Caps in Key Sectors

    By Editors | 26/03/2022

    The 85-year-old Public Service Act has been amended to allow full foreign ownership in the airlines, telecommunications, shipping, railway and irrigation sectors.

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