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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    Payments & Settlements

    HKMA, PBOC Unveil Measures to Further Deepen Connectivity

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/01/2025

    The measures include a new trade finance liquidity facility for CNY funds and an expansion of the Southbound leg of Bond Connect, among others

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    Structural Regulation

    Philippine SEC Directs Listed Firms to Disclose Auditor Fees

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/01/2025

    Listed firms must disclose the fees paid to external auditors in their annual financial statements for the period ending 31 December 2024, and thereafter.

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    Structural Regulation

    Hong Kong Digital Banks Consider Opening Physical Branches

    By Editors | 14/01/2025

    HKMA said in October that it would allow digital banks to have limited physical branches to help them improve transaction processes and customer experience

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    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Sets Transition Period for Corporate Governance Overhaul

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/01/2025

    The changes mandate the establishment of audit committees within company boards to replace the traditional board of supervisors

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    Trading & Investment

    SEC and ThaiBMA Release Updated Sample Bond Terms

    By Editors | 14/01/2025

    The revision reflects revised regulations on the issuance and offering of bonds and measure to enhance the effectiveness of the bondholders’ representative

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    Structural Regulation

    Indonesia OJK Issues New Requirements for P2P Lending & BNPL

    By Editors | 14/01/2025

    New minimum age and income requirements set for P2P and BNPL borrowers. BNPL providers have to report transaction to the credit bureau

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    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Issues Guidelines Clarifying Shareholding Disclosure Rules

    By Mark Johnston | 14/01/2025

    The guidelines offer clarity on when investors are considered to have met the threshold triggering public disclosure

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    AI Risk & Governance

    What Makes Asia a Hub for Innovative Regulation?  

    By Manoj Singh | 14/01/2025

    The RBI’s Manoj Singh says Asia is a natural hub for innovative regulation, with Singapore increasingly being recognised for its leadership in fintech

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    Structural Regulation

    Claim Amount Quadruples in Lawsuit Over Credit Suisse AT1 Writedown

    By Thisanka Siripala | 14/01/2025

    An amended complaint filed in New York adds 39 plaintiffs including AllianceBernstein and a subsidiary of Japan’s Nomura Holdings

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    Trading & Investment

    India Considers Ending Ban on Trading in Seven Agri-Derivatives

    By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2025

    A government panel has recommended ending a ban on futures trading in seven agricultural commodities imposed in 2021

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