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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    Trading & Investment

    SGX Lists First Thai Stocks as Depository Receipts

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/05/2023

    The first three SDRs were issued by Phillip Securities, representing beneficial ownership interest in the underlying securities of three SET50 companies.

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    Trading & Investment

    South Korea Tightens Regulations on CFD Trading

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/05/2023

    Until the new measures are implemented in the next three months, new CFD trading by individual investors will be restricted.

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBA Publishes Findings from Payments Infrastructure Review

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/05/2023

    The external review was conducted by Deloitte in response to a four-hour outage suffered by the RBA in October 2022.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SEBI Proposes to Strengthen Investor Grievance Handling Process

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/05/2023

    SEBI is seeking to streamline the complaints redressal process and introduce a two-tier review system.

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    Structural Regulation

    EU Commission Grants Antitrust Approval for UBS-Credit Suisse Merger

    By Editors | 29/05/2023

    The UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse has been approved in the EU, but is being complicated in China by regulatory requirements.

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    Trading & Investment

    CSRC Confirms Plans to Open More Futures Products to Foreign Investors

    By Editors | 29/05/2023

    Vice chairman Fang Xinghai said the CSRC plans to open more futures products to overseas investors and attract more foreign institutions to participate in the futures market.

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    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Allows Morgan Stanley to Fully Own Futures Unit

    By Editors | 28/05/2023

    The new unit will be the second futures business in China to be wholly owned by a foreign bank, after JPMorgan Chase won a similar approval in 2020.

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    Structural Regulation

    Australia to Expand AFCA Remit to Superannuation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/05/2023

    Proposed changes will allow AFCA to hear complaints relating to superannuation whether or not they meet the definition of superannuation complaint in the Corporations Act.

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    Structural Regulation

    HSBC Planning Exit from Up to a Dozen Markets – Report

    By Editors | 25/05/2023

    It is not yet known which jurisdictions HSBC is considering exiting, but they are understood to be relatively small markets that may have underperformed.

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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Proposes to Cut IPO Listing Timelines in Half

    By Mark Johnston | 24/05/2023

    The proposal is expected to improve the efficiency and transparency of the IPO process and provide faster access to capital.

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