Structural Regulation

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    Structural Regulation

    Thai SEC Seeks to Smooth Transition to Mandatory Pension

    By Editors | 05/12/2021

    The SEC proposes changes to reduce the chance of voluntary provident funds being dissolved or liquidated, which it says could impact THB 1.3 trillion in capital market investments.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Proposes to Ease Rules on Preferential Share Issuance

    By Editors | 05/12/2021

    The regulator proposes relaxed pricing norms, a shorter lock-in period, and to allow promoters to pledge shares for loans during the lock-in period.

    Structural Regulation

    Shanghai, Shenzhen Bourses Crack Down on Shell Companies

    By Darien Choong | 04/12/2021

    The new delisting system includes an indicator to measure the sustainability and operating ability of a listed company, to help eliminate shell companies.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SEBI Directs Market to Display Investor Charter, Complaints Data

    By Editors | 04/12/2021

    From January 2022, stock exchanges, merchant bankers and RTAs will need to publish the new investor charter as well as complaints data on their websites.

    Cybersecurity

    Thai SEC to Enhance Capital Market Resilience to Cyber Risk

    By Editors | 04/12/2021

    Under revised rules, market participants are required to and enhance cybersecurity control measures, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and third-party access controls.

    Alternative Markets

    Shanghai to Pilot Secondary Market for PE, VC Funds

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/12/2021

    The pilot is being launched at the Shanghai Equity Exchange to experiment with ways to expand the exit channels available to investors in PE and VC funds.

    Trading & Investment

    SGX Launches First Leveraged and Inverse ETPs

    By Editors | 01/12/2021

    The listing enables investors to express market views without engaging in traditional leverage strategies that require margin monitoring or shorting, said SGX’s Michael Syn.

    Structural Regulation

    Refinitiv Launches USD IBOR Institutional Cash Fallbacks

    By Editors | 01/12/2021

    Fallbacks for institutional cash products are now production benchmarks. Prototype fallbacks for consumer cash products will be launched on 3 January 2022.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI to Update Rules on Ownership of Private Sector Banks

    By Editors | 01/12/2021

    Promoters will be able to increase their long-run stakes in private sector banks from 15 to 26 percent. The capital requirement for a universal bank licence will be doubled.

    Structural Regulation

    FSC Korea to Enhance Tech Financing Performance Evaluations

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/11/2021

    The FSC will adjust the evaluation criteria it uses to assess banks’ tech financing performance to promote more lending to innovative SMEs.

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