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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    Trading & Investment

    CFTC Revokes US Trading Permissions for TAIEX Futures

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2024

    TSMC’s heavy TAIEX weighting means the index no longer meets the definition of a broad-based security index.

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    Trading & Investment

    CSRC Approves New Options Contracts at Dalian Exchange

    By Editors | 04/08/2024

    DCE said the new egg, corn starch and live pig options will provide additional hedging tools and improve the underlying futures market.

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    Trading & Investment

    Beijing Financial Assets Exchange to Refocus Business on Bonds

    By Editors | 03/08/2024

    The financial asset exchange said it will no longer conduct business involving the transfer of property rights and non-performing assets.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Korean Crypto Firms to Start Paying Supervisory Fees Next Year

    By Editors | 03/08/2024

    The fees, to be disclosed in March next year, apply to registered crypto firms with an operating revenue of at least KRW 3 billion.

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    Structural Regulation

    BOT to Further Relax FX Management Rules in Q4

    By Editors | 03/08/2024

    The BOT will quadruple the annual outflow limit for Thai citizens and make the FX management rules for businesses more flexible.

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    Structural Regulation

    SGX RegCo CEO Urges Directors to Embrace Market Discipline

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/08/2024

    SGX is open to updating its safe harbour guidelines for forward-looking statements to encourage listed companies to make decision-useful disclosures.

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    Market Abuse

    CSRC Replaces Vice Chairman with Enforcement Chief

    By Editors | 02/08/2024

    According to reports, the change underscores a determination to clean up and tighten oversight of China’s stock market.

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    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Extends Licensing Relief for Foreign FIs to March 2025

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/08/2024

    The relief is extended ahead of a new licensing exemption regime for FFSPs due to commence in Australia on 1 April 2025.

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    Trading & Investment

    Sumitomo Mitsui to Launch First Private Fund in China

    By Editors | 02/08/2024

    Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management is just the second Japanese firm after Nomura to offer a registered private fund in China.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    China Adjust Export Controls for Drones and Related Tech

    By Editors | 02/08/2024

    The measures explicitly ban the export of all civilian drones that are intended for “non-peaceful purposes” such as terrorist and military activities.

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