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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.
Trading & Investment
Malaysia Announces New Measure to Boost Capital Market
By Editors | 28/07/2023
The measures include reducing the board lot size, enabling fractional share trading. and enabling automatic transfers from the ACE Market to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
Trading & Investment
Korea Outlines Reforms to Drive Listings by High-tech Firms
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/07/2023
The new measures are aimed at making it easier for more high-tech companies to list on domestic capital markets.
Structural Regulation
China Appoints Pan Gongsheng as New PBOC Governor
By Mark Johnston | 28/07/2023
China has appointed Pan Gongsheng as the new central bank governor, ahead of a high-level meeting on financial policies and regulations.
Structural Regulation
HKMA, SFC Set Out Expectations Under New Regime for Depositaries
By Manesh Samtani | 28/07/2023
Applications now being accepted under the new regulatory regime for depositaries of collective investment schemes.
Payments & Settlements
NZ Regulators Demand Progress on Real-Time Payment System
By Editors | 27/07/2023
RBNZ and the Council of Financial Regulators criticised Payments NZ’s slow progress towards a real-time payment system.
KYC & CDD
SEBI Mandates LEI for All Non-Individual FPIs
By Editors | 27/07/2023
SEBI is requiring foreign portfolio investors to include their LEI in registration and account opening forms.
Structural Regulation
Monitoring Group Progresses Work to Enhance Standard-Setting System
By Editors | 27/07/2023
Monitoring Group comments on key advances in enhancing standards on international audit, assurance, ethics, and independence.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea to Enhance Financial Dispute Mediation Procedures
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2023
The FSC says the revised procedures are scheduled to be formally announced on 1 August and take effect three months later.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Warns Against Negative Portrayals of China in IPO Documents
By Editors | 27/07/2023
Markets regulator urges law firms to tone down China risk descriptions in IPO prospectuses for offshore listings.
Clearing & Post-Trade
SEBI Amends Rules to Enhance Corporate Bond Market Liquidity
By Editors | 26/07/2023
SEBI amends rules to boost corporate bond liquidity in the secondary market, streamline participation and enhance efficiency.
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