Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

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    Structural Regulation

    Hong Kong Moves Closer to Fully Paperless Securities Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2025

    Only online channels will be allowed for subscriptions to public offers of equity securities, and issuers will have more flexibility to adopt digital communication and payment technologies

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    Structural Regulation

    SGX RegCo to Review Query Regime to Ensure Consistency in Approach

    By Nithya Subramanian | 27/01/2025

    Tan Boon Gin said SGX RegCo will conduct a review of its query regime to see if it has been applying the materiality principle consistently

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ASX Offers Explanation for December 2024 Market Disruption

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2025

    ASX implemented a software fix, waived fail fees from 20-31 December 2024, and will distribute A$1mn in rebates to settlement participants.

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    Structural Regulation

    Australia, Malaysia Auditors Asked for Input on IFRS Agenda

    By Thisanka Siripala | 27/01/2025

    Financial reporting professionals in Australia and Malaysia are asked to help inform the IASB’s future work to improve the IFRS.

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    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Eases Monetary Policy for First Time in 5yrs

    By Nithya Subramanian | 27/01/2025

    MAS cited quicker-than-expected easing of inflation and a projected slowdown in economic growth

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    China to Impose New Salary Cap at State-owned FIs – Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/01/2025

    A CNY 1 million cap on annual income will be introduced at 27 state-owned financial companies, including the big five banks and the top six insurance companies.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    Australia to Form New Standard-setting Body for Financial Reporting

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/01/2025

    The new body will provide a “one stop shop” for the development and issuance of accounting, sustainability, auditing and assurance standards.

    Payments & Settlements

    UK FCA Outlines Next Steps to Expand Open Banking

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/01/2025

    An independent central operator will be established to coordinate how variable recurring payments are made, potentially lowering processing fees

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    Trading & Investment

    SFC Expands Listed Structured Fund Offerings in Hong Kong

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/01/2025

    The SFC will allow product issuers to offer single-stock leveraged and inverse products and defined outcome-listed structured funds

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    Structural Regulation

    Morgan Stanley Futures Unit Commences Operations in China

    By Mark Johnston | 24/01/2025

    Morgan Stanley is the 2nd major US firm after JPMorgan to have a derivatives unit in China, which scrapped foreign ownership caps for futures companies in 2020.

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