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Trading & Investment
China ABS Market: A Magnet for Global Investors
By Manesh Samtani | 03/11/2021
China’s ABS market will see continued rapid growth in the coming years as the policy environment becomes more standardised and open, says Chen Yin, Associate Director at Moody’s Analytics.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong Ends Quarantine Exemptions for Senior Finance Execs
By Editors | 03/11/2021
Listed company directors and senior financial industry executives will no longer be able to skip hotel quarantine procedures upon entry into Hong Kong.
Structural Regulation
Japan Unifies Licensing System for Financial Services
By Editors | 03/11/2021
The change will allow agents of financial service firms to sell financial products such as loans, investments and insurance under a single license.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong FSDC Declares Support for Proposed SPAC Regime
By Manesh Samtani | 03/11/2021
The FSDC says requiring SPAC shares and warrants to be distributed to at least 75 professional investors could present an “unnecessarily high threshold”.
Structural Regulation
China: Regulatory Crackdown on Internet Platforms Not Yet Complete
By Darien Choong | 02/11/2021
About half China’s major Internet platforms have implemented plans to restructure their financial businesses. More progress is expected by year-end.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Fines Fulbright Securities Over Internal Control Failures
By Editors | 02/11/2021
Fulbright Securities breached regulatory requirements when processing placement subscription applications for a Hong Kong-listed company in August 2018.
Trading & Investment
SGX Announces Strategic Investment in Trading Technologies Int’l
By Editors | 02/11/2021
SGX is buying a stake in a provider of professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions for listed futures and options.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Publishes Final Rules for Beijing Stock Exchange
By Editors | 02/11/2021
The final rules for a new stock exchange in Beijing dedicated to SMEs will take effect on 15 November, which could also be the day the exchange launches.
Structural Regulation
Transition Away From JPY LIBOR Making ‘Great Progress’
By Editors | 02/11/2021
More than 85% of loans and over 99% of derivatives that reference JPY LIBOR and mature after 2021 already incorporate fallback provisions.
Trading & Investment
FTSE Russell Adds Chinese Govt Bonds to Key Bond Index
By Manesh Samtani | 02/11/2021
FTSE Russell is considering changes to its index which underpins SGX’s China futures contract, reportedly in response to the launch of an MSCI-based contract at HKEX.
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