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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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    RBI, BOE Agree to Cooperate on CCIL Information Exchange

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2023

    The BOE recognises the “primacy” of the RBI in supervising India-based CCPs and agrees to rely on home country regulation and supervision.

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    Trading & Investment

    SGX Announces First Listings Under Shanghai ETF Link

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2023

    ETF listed on SGX will give investors exposure to high dividend paying Shanghai stocks. ETF listed on SSE will track Indian and Southeast Asian tech companies.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Bangladesh Allows Foreign Firms to Open FX Accounts Domestically

    By Ajoy K Das | 03/12/2023

    Foreign nationals, companies operating abroad, and foreign institutional investors can open and maintain FC accounts with offshore banking operations of local banks.

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    Structural Regulation

    New Zealand FMA to Cooperate with FMSB on Market Standards

    By Editors | 01/12/2023

    Good industry standards can complement principle-based laws and drive robust operational practices among market intermediaries, the FMA said.

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    Structural Regulation

    Bursa Malaysia Proposes Amendments to Listing Requirements

    By Editors | 01/12/2023

    The amendments will enhance transparency on fund-raising exercises and require disclosure of CEO remuneration on a named basis.

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    Structural Regulation

    US PCAOB Fines Chinese Audit Firm and PwC Units

    By Editors | 01/12/2023

    PwC’s Hong Kong and China units were fined a combined $7mn for failing to prevent exam cheating by over 1,000 individuals between 2018 and 2020.

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    Payments & Settlements

    HKEX Proposes to Keep Markets Open During Typhoons

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/12/2023

    HKEX proposes operational model to allow markets to remain open during typhoons and rainstorms from July 2024.

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    Payments & Settlements

    India’s IFSCA to Allocate IFSC Codes to IBUs at GIFT City

    By Ajoy K Das | 01/12/2023

    IFSC codes shall be used only for cross border remittances to IBUs in GIFT City, not in domestic payment systems.

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    Trading & Investment

    Surge in Retail Investors Spurs Calls for Enhanced Derivatives Regulation

    By Nithya Subramanian | 30/11/2023

    Senior stock exchange officials emphasised the need for maintaining market order and product ecosystem diversity amid growing reliance on technology.

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    Structural Regulation

    HKEX Issues Consolidated Guide for New Listing Applicants

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/11/2023

    The guide will better equip listing applicants and their advisers to understand HKEX’s listing requirements, says head of listing Katherine Ng.

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