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, Shenzhen Forms Financial Cooperation Committee

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/06/2024

    The committee will seek to foster deeper financial cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen financial markets.

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    Structural Regulation

    NZ Minister Orders Inquiry into Banking Competition

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/06/2024

    The Select Committee inquiry will examine banking competition, focusing on business and rural banking and lending.

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    Trading & Investment

    FSC Korea Outlines Roadmap for Resuming Short Selling

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2024

    The FSC formally extended the short-selling ban until 30 March 2025 and announced reform measures to prevent naked short-selling.

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Allows Banks to Give Importers Extra Operational Flexibility

    By Ajoy K Das | 13/06/2024

    Banks maintaining special rupee vostro accounts are permitted to open an “additional special current account” for importers.

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    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Issues First Stop Order Targeting Crowdfunding Campaign

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/06/2024

    ASIC issued an interim stop order against a crowd-sourced funding campaign because of its use of a nominee arrangement.

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    Structural Regulation

    China Considers Tighter Fund Selling Rules for Banks

    By Editors | 13/06/2024

    The NFRA is considering revisions that would block banks from selling private fund products, including hedge funds.

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    Tokenisation

    Benefits of Tokenisation Are “Overexaggerated”: WFE Paper

    By Nithya Subramanian | 13/06/2024

    The WFE says tokenisation work should continue, but that some of the benefits claimed are “overexaggerated”.

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    Market Abuse

    Shanghai Chipmaker Barred from Launching IPO for 5yrs

    By Editors | 12/06/2024

    The company, already penalised for inflating its 2020 profits, is now barred from listing its shares for five years.

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    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Consults on Implementation of Global Minimum Tax

    By Nithya Subramanian | 12/06/2024

    The proposed bill aims to ensure that large MNEs are taxed at 15 percent, in line with international tax reforms drawn up by the OECD.

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    Structural Regulation

    Japan Passes Law to Allow Intangible Assets as Loan Collateral

    By Editors | 12/06/2024

    The law will enable businesses to obtain loans backed by future cash flows and other intangible assets such as intellectual property.

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