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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Tightens Norms on Issuance of ODIs by FPIs
By Editors | 18/12/2024
New requirements on the issuance and use of offshore derivative instruments by FPIs are being introduced to prevent regulatory arbitrage.
Alternative Markets
FCA Proposes Rules for New Stock Market for Private Companies
By Editors | 18/12/2024
PISCES will allow private and other unquoted UK and overseas companies to trade their securities during intermittent trading windows.
Trading & Investment
GFEX Set to Launch New Polysilicon Futures, Options Contracts
By Editors | 18/12/2024
The new contracts are expected to help address rising price volatility and provide a key risk management tool for China’s solar supply chain.
Structural Regulation
BNM Proposes Changes to Rules on Personal Financing
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2024
BNM will abolish the use of the Rule of 78 method in personal financing and set at 10 year tenure limit on such lending.
PEPs & Sanctions
EU Council Adopts 15th Sanctions Package Against Russia
By Editors | 17/12/2024
The package targets 52 ‘shadow fleet’ vessels and for the first time adds Chinese entities and individuals to the EU sanctions register.
Trading & Investment
SC Malaysia, CGC Group Partner to Boost MSME Financing
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/12/2024
The SC will collaborate with CGC Group and CGC Digital to enhance access for MSME and MTC to capital market financing solutions.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Greensill Group Auditor Suspended in Australia for Two Years
By Editors | 17/12/2024
Joseph John Santangelo was suspended for failing to carry out Greensill’s group audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.
Payments & Settlements
Cambodia, Vietnam Launch Cross-Border QR Payments Linkage
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/12/2024
The linkage allows Vietnamese and Cambodian visitors scan QR codes to make payments at merchants in each other’s countries.
Trading & Investment
China Expands Private Pension Scheme to Nationwide Implementation
By Editors | 16/12/2024
More banks are permitted to offer pension services and the eligible products have been expanded to include government bonds and index funds.
Structural Regulation
EU Agrees to Streamline BMR Authorisation, Registration Rules
By Editors | 15/12/2024
Administrators of benchmarks defined as non-significant in the EU will be removed from the scope of current rules.
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