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

    ASX Releases Reports on CHESS System to ASIC, RBA

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/06/2023

    ASX to keep CHESS operational until at least 2032. ASIC said it is prepared to take regulatory action to ensure ASX complies with its regulatory obligations.

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    Structural Regulation

    Changes to Position Limit Regime to Take Effect in December: SFC

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2023

    Asset managers will have primary responsibility for position limit compliance and reporting obligations at the individual fund or sub-fund level.

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    Trading & Investment

    Philippine SEC Approves Plans to Introduce Short Selling – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/06/2023

    The SEC and PSE are reported to now be working out how to implement short selling this year, to boost domestic market liquidity.

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    Cryptocurrency

    US SEC Charges Binance for “Elaborate Scheme” to Evade Law

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2023

    CEO Changpeng Zhao said the lawsuit was the latest example of “regulation by enforcement” and that the SEC seeks a “near eradication” of the crypto industry.

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    Structural Regulation

    SET Amends Listing Rules to Expand Access to Capital Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/06/2023

    The rule change relaxes earlier limitations that only allowed BCG (Bio-Circular-Green) companies promoted by the government to tap into the capital market.

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    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Reviewing Product Governance of BNPL Providers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/06/2023

    ASIC issued an interim stop order against a BNPL product but revoked the order a day later due to “immediate corrective action” by the provider.

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    Trading & Investment

    Cboe Launches “First-of-its-kind” Global Listing Network

    By Editors | 05/06/2023

    Stocks that are “intralisted” on Cboe’s US and Canada exchanges will be available for trading in the Netherlands and the UK, with Australia to follow.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Updated ePayments Code Takes Effect in Australia

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/06/2023

    The updated ePayments Code strengthens protections for consumers and obliges banks to help customers recover money that has been transferred in error.

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    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Issues First Stop Order on Superannuation Product

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/06/2023

    The interim stop orders were made against Spaceship Super and three managed funds promoted by Spaceship Capital due to deficient TMDs.

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    Structural Regulation

    HKMA Issues Public List of Bank-Owned Trust Businesses

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/06/2023

    All entities on the list have provided the HKMA an annual declaration on their compliance with a new code of conduct for bank-related trust businesses.

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