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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Updates Market Integrity Rules and 10 Rule Books
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/03/2022
From 10 March 2023, financial markets and participants will have to comply with new technological and operational resilience rules.
Structural Regulation
Philippine Regulators Issue Guidelines on Streamlining Bank M&As
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/03/2022
Five agencies including the BSP and SEC will have a total 55 business days to process merger, consolidation, acquisition applications from banks.
Structural Regulation
ASX Proposes New Fee Model for Issuer Services
By Editors | 10/03/2022
The new fee model is intended to be simpler and provide greater certainty to issuers about ASX charges for issuer services.
Trading & Investment
China Widens Trading Band for Yuan-Ruble Currency Pair
By Editors | 10/03/2022
The existing 5 percent trading band around a daily midpoint set by the PBOC is making it difficult to price the exchange rate amid heightened ruble volatility.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong FRC Consults on New Regulatory Powers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/03/2022
The FRC will extend the scope of its oversight to all practicing auditors and accountants, instead of just those servicing listed companies.
Payments & Settlements
PBOC Outlines Progress to Advance GBA Connectivity
By Darien Choong | 10/03/2022
About 20,000 investors from the GBA cities participated in the Wealth Management Connect programme by the end of 2021.
Structural Regulation
Philippines Passes Law to Ease Foreign Investment Restrictions
By Editors | 09/03/2022
Qualified foreigners can fully own domestic enterprises including SMEs without prior approval, as long as they hire local workers.
Trading & Investment
BOJ Forms Cross-Industry Forum on Interest Rate Benchmarks
By Editors | 09/03/2022
The Forum will facilitate discussions on efforts to enhance the reliability of JPY interest rate benchmarks and practical issues related to the choice and usage of those benchmarks.
Structural Regulation
FSC Korea Revises Corporate Governance Disclosure Rules
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/03/2022
The revisions will require companies to provide additional disclosures in relation to business split-offs and internal transactions with affiliated firms.
Payments & Settlements
ASIC Reverses Plans to Extend ePayment Protections to Small Business
By Editors | 08/03/2022
ASIC will publish an updated ePayments Code in April, enhancing some consumer protections and extending those protections to payments made using the NPP.
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