Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

CBIRC Approves BlackRock JV to Commence Private Pension Trial

By Editors | 15/02/2022

BlackRock CCB Wealth Management will be able to launch retirement WMPs in Guangzhou and Chengdu for a one-year trial period.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ASX Proposes Changes to Rules on Investment Loss Allocation

By Editors | 14/02/2022

The changes relate to the allocation of US settlement bank investment losses that arise from the inclusion of variation margin exposures in ASX Clear (Futures) overnight margin calls.

Trading & Investment

Thailand SEC Approves Rules for New SME Board

By Editors | 14/02/2022

The LiVE Exchange will provide a new channel for SMEs and startups to raise capital. Only qualified investors will be allowed to participate in trading.

Trading & Investment

RBI Finalises Master Directions for Credit Derivatives Market

By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2022

The revised directions are aimed at helping to develop more liquidity in the corporate bond market, especially for the bonds of lower-rated issuers.

Trading & Investment

PBOC Issues New Bond Lending Rules for Interbank Market

By Editors | 14/02/2022

Financial institutions and foreign banks participating in the bond lending system must sign a master agreement, which NAFMII is tasked with developing.

Trading & Investment

HKMC Signs Infrastructure Financing MoUs with 14 More Banks

By Editors | 13/02/2022

The partner banks will identify infrastructure-related loan assets for the HKMC’s Infrastructure Financing and Securitisation business.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Revises Format for Abridged Prospectus Disclosures

By Editors | 13/02/2022

The format has been revised to offer greater simplicity, clarity and consistency in the disclosures, and to ensure additional critical information is provided to investors.

Supervision & Enforcement

PBOC Official Calls Out ‘Illegal’ Foreign Investment Channels

By Darien Choong | 13/02/2022

The PBOC’s Sun Tianqi has warned domestic securities firms against using their offshore units to facilitate cross-border securities trading.

Payments & Settlements

Capital Controls Slowing Down Cross-Border Payments: CPMI

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/02/2022

Using SWIFT gpi datasets, CPMI identified capital controls, longer bank offline hours, and batch processing as factors that slow down cross-border payments.