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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Consults on How it Communicates Audit Review Findings
By Mark Johnston | 15/12/2021
ASIC proposes to start communicating with company directors more routinely regarding findings from its audit inspections.
Structural Regulation
SAFE Revises Reporting Requirements for Banks’ Overseas Activity
By Editors | 15/12/2021
Banks will have to report new items related to the London Stock Connect and Wealth Connect, as well as additional details on their overseas subsidiaries.
Structural Regulation
RBI to Require LEI Use in Large Cross-border Transactions
By Editors | 14/12/2021
From 1 October 2022, AD Cat-I Banks will have to obtain LEIs from resident entities undertaking capital or current account transactions of INR 500 million and above.
Structural Regulation
CBIRC to Scrap Foreign Ownership Cap for Insurance AMCs
By Manesh Samtani | 14/12/2021
Foreign investors will be able to increase their stakes in insurance asset management companies to 100 percent and assume control.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Lists First ETFs Tracking MSCI China A 50 Connect Index
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/12/2021
Two ETFs managed by China Asset Management and CSOP Asset Management listed on Monday, while a third will list on today.
Structural Regulation
SFC Sets Out Rules for Quarantine-free Travel to Mainland
By Manesh Samtani | 14/12/2021
Staff or directors of licensed corporations whose main purpose of travel is for the management of the firm’s Mainland business are eligible.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Seeks to Regulate Algo Trading by Retail Investors
By Editors | 13/12/2021
SEBI is concerned that investors are increasingly using unregulated third party applications and algorithms to automate decision-making and trading.
Structural Regulation
China to Enhance Asset Sale Transparency at State-owned FIs
By Editors | 13/12/2021
Assets transfers by state-owned financial institutions must be through open transactions, such as on trading venues, auctions, and competitive negotiations.
Structural Regulation
CSRC to Enhance Account Management in Securities Industry
By Darien Choong | 13/12/2021
A pilot project has been initiated with 10 securities firms to optimise their account management functions and ensure the safety of customer funds.
Payments & Settlements
CPMI to Define Service Level Template for Cross-border Payments
By Editors | 13/12/2021
Agreed service levels will establish consistency and certainty for all cross-border payment stakeholders based on a common framework, CPMI says.
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