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Structural Regulation
Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Considers Scrapping Security Deposit Required of Issuers
By Ajoy K Das | 05/02/2024
An expert committee has recommended abolishing the requirement for equity issuers to keep a security deposit with the stock exchange.
Structural Regulation
EU Agrees on New Listing Act, Multiple-Vote Share Structures
By Editors | 02/02/2024
The Listing Act will make it cheaper and easier for companies to list. Multiple-vote share structures will ensure founders retain sufficient control after listing.
Operational Risk
China Issues Reputational Risk Management Rules for Futures Firms
By Manesh Samtani | 02/02/2024
Futures companies are required to integrate reputational risk management across all departments, branches, subsidiaries, and staff.
Payments & Settlements
Taiwan QR Mobile Payment Service Now Available in Korea
By Editors | 01/02/2024
Taiwan travelers with electronic wallets linked to any of 13 financial institutions can pay South Korean merchants by scanning their TWQR code.
Structural Regulation
Korea to Tighten Rules to Prevent Misuse of Treasury Stock System
By Editors | 01/02/2024
Listed companies will no longer be allowed to receive allocations of treasury shares from corporate spin-offs.
Structural Regulation
New Zealand to Overhaul Financial Services Regulations
By Editors | 01/02/2024
NZ will restructure its twin peaks regulatory framework, simplify licensing requirements, and reform the Companies Act, CoFI, and CCCFA.
Trading & Investment
Chinese State-backed Investors on ETF Buying Spree – Reports
By Editors | 01/02/2024
There have been “large and unusual flows” into ETFs tracking the CSI 300 this month, likely from state-backed investors.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan to Further Shorten Auction Interval for Odd Lot Trading
By Editors | 31/01/2024
The quotation interval was reduced from ten to five seconds in November 2023. The auction interval will now be reduced from one minute to five seconds.
Structural Regulation
WFE Announces 2024 Priorities For Exchange and Clearing Industry
By Editors | 31/01/2024
The WFE will focus on corporate governance, reinforcing CCPs, ESG issues, and new tech like crypto and AI.
Cryptocurrency
ESMA Consults on New Guidelines for MiCA Regime
By Editors | 30/01/2024
Third-country crypto firms will be prohibited from soliciting EU clients unless the client is the “exclusive initiator” of the crypto-asset service.
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