Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

    Structural Regulation

    Financial Firms Offered Incentives to Set Up Shop in Shenzhen

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/04/2022

    Newly registered financial enterprises that choose to be headquartered in Shenzhen will be offered a one-off incentive worth up to CNY 50 million.

    Structural Regulation

    Japan to Remove Quarterly Reporting Requirements

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    Legislation will be introduced in 2023 to remove a requirement for listed companies to provide the government with audited quarterly financial statements.

    Structural Regulation

    China to Unify Domestic Markets to Prevent Unfair Competition

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    China will cultivate a unified national ecological and environment market and create unified carbon emissions and water rights trading markets.

    Trading & Investment

    Bangladesh CSE, India MCX Partner to Establish Commodity Exchange

    By Mark Johnston | 19/04/2022

    The new commodity exchange in Bangladesh will introduce standardised commodity contracts and help address concerns over manipulation in domestic commodity trades.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    CNOOC to Exit Western Markets Over Sanctions Risk, Red Tape

    By Editors | 18/04/2022

    “We cannot predict if the company or its affiliates and partners will be affected by US sanctions in future,” CNOOC said after reviewing its global portfolio ahead of a Shanghai IPO.

    Trading & Investment

    US SEC Proposes Registration Requirement for Security-Based SEFs

    By Mark Johnston | 16/04/2022

    The rules will improve transparency over total return swaps, the instruments partly responsible for last year’s blowup at Archegos Capital Management.

    Trading & Investment

    BSEC Tightens Circuit Breaker Limit for Dhaka SME Board

    By Editors | 15/04/2022

    The SME board commenced trading last October and has seen volume spikes as a result of a waiver from a requirement for traders to register.

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI to Simplify E-Commerce Payment Settlement Process

    By Editors | 15/04/2022

    Foreign entities seeking to operate as payment gateways and aggregators for e-commerce-related export and import transactions would have to be authorised in India.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Australia, Singapore to Deepen Collaboration via ‘FinTech Bridge’

    By Editors | 13/04/2022

    The bilateral FinTech Bridge will enable stronger cooperation and collaboration on policy and regulation to better support the cross-border growth of the fintech industry.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Seeks to Loosen Restrictions on Mutual Fund Sponsors

    By Editors | 13/04/2022

    A new working group will recommend new eligibility criteria that could allow private equity funds and other pooled investment vehicles entities to sponsor mutual funds.

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