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Trading & Investment
Taiwan Allows Investors to Use Pre-settled Funds for Stock Trading
By Editors | 16/01/2022
Investors will be able to use claims on pre-settled funds from the sale of stock as collateral for trading, which will improve market liquidity and investor convenience.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Issues Guidelines on Penalties for Issuer Disclosure Failures
By Editors | 16/01/2022
The guidelines specify fines amounting to INR 5,000 per day for delays in disclosing information about board and shareholder meetings, and non-submission of quarterly and annual financial results.
Structural Regulation
China’s NPC Standing Committee Revises Company Law
By Darien Choong | 16/01/2022
The law strengthens the responsibilities, loyalty and diligence obligations of controlling shareholders and management personnel to protect investors.
Trading & Investment
Thai Stock Exchange Unveils Three-Year Strategic Plan
By Mark Johnston | 14/01/2022
The SET will launch a new exchange for fundraising by SMEs and startups within in Q1, and a new digital asset exchange in Q3.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Issues Framework for Operationalising Gold Exchanges
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/01/2022
‘Electronic Gold Receipt’ transactions have been divided into three tranches: creation of EGRs, trading of EGRs on stock exchanges, and conversion back into physical gold.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Mizuho Set to Formalise New Leadership to Address System Issues
By Editors | 14/01/2022
On Tuesday, Mizuho suffered its 10th system failure since February 2021, with business customers unable to access online banking for more than 3 hours that morning.
Trading & Investment
TAIFEX to Add More Mini Contracts, Night Products in 2022
By Editors | 13/01/2022
TAIFEX will also replace its older trading system equipment by Q4 2022 to improve trading efficiency, market capacity and service delivery.
Data Privacy
Policy Reforms Needed for Platform-based Financial Services: BIS
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/01/2022
A BIS paper says platform-based business models can lower costs and aid financial inclusion, but they can also give rise to digital monopolies and oligopolies.
CBDCs
BIS, SNB, SIX Complete wCBDC Integration Test with Bank Systems
By Editors | 13/01/2022
In the second phase of Project Helvetia, a wholesale CBDC was used to test settlement of interbank, monetary policy and cross-border transactions with banking systems.
Cryptocurrency
Thailand Taxation Rules for Crypto to be Ready Soon
By Mark Johnston | 13/01/2022
A 15% capital gains tax will be applied to investors as well as operators of crypto mining facilities, but not crypto exchanges.
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