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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Hong Kong FRC Issues Guidance for Audit Committees
By Editors | 20/12/2021
The guidelines are intended to help audit committees adopt best practices in selecting auditors that will enhance the quality of corporate reporting.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Grants Mutual Funds More Time to Comply with New Norms
By Editors | 20/12/2021
SEBI has issued new guidelines on the use of pool accounts by mutual funds and deferred implementation of new risk management and benchmarking norms.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Finalises Framework for SPAC Listings in Hong Kong
By Manesh Samtani | 20/12/2021
The new framework takes effect on 1 January. A SPAC’s securities must be distributed to at least 20 institutional professional investors, down from 30 proposed during consultation.
Trading & Investment
Malaysia Set to Lift Restrictions on Intraday Short Selling
By Editors | 19/12/2021
Intraday short selling will resume on 1 January 2022, with enhanced control measures including the automated application of the “at-tick rule”.
Structural Regulation
Korea to Improve Foreign Access to Domestic Currency Market
By Editors | 17/12/2021
The move is aimed at helping Korea win inclusion in the MSCI developed markets index. Currently, there is no offshore currency market for the won.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposes ‘One Commodity, One Exchange’ Policy
By Editors | 17/12/2021
The proposed policy will help exchanges develop an exclusive set of un-fragmented liquid contracts for a specific agricultural commodity over 3-5 years.
Trading & Investment
PBOC, SAFE Issues New Rules for Panda Bond Issuance
By Darien Choong | 17/12/2021
The rules do not impose restrictions on funds retained in China or transferred overseas, though they encourage the domestic use of RMB funds raised.
Payments & Settlements
BNM Proposes New Rules For Payment System Operators
By Mark Johnston | 17/12/2021
BNM proposes governance, risk management and operational requirements to ensure safety, efficiency, reliability and confidence in payment systems.
Trading & Investment
ISDA Publishes New Set of Fallbacks for IBOR Derivatives
By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2021
The new fallbacks cover IBORs in India (MIFOR), Malaysia (KLIBOR), New Zealand (BKBM), Norway (NIBOR), the Philippines (PHIREF) and Sweden (STIBOR).
Structural Regulation
Korea Defers Consolidated Accounting Control Rule to 2023
By Editors | 17/12/2021
The pandemic situation has posed challenges for listed companies in setting up their consolidated internal accounting management systems, the FSC said.
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