Structural Regulation

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    Trading & Investment

    Beijing Stock Exchange Starts Trading With 81 Listings

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/11/2021

    The first batch of listings will start trading today (15 November), just two months after the SME-focused exchange was proposed by President Xi Jinping.

    Structural Regulation

    Bursa Malaysia Facing Legal Action from Listed Company

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/11/2021

    Oil and gas engineering group Serba Dinamik alleges Bursa was “acting in excess of power” by requiring the disclosure of findings from a special independent review.

    Trading & Investment

    RBI Permits FPIs to Buy Debt Issued by REITs, InvITs

    By Editors | 13/11/2021

    The move will help REITs and InvITs to raise debt at competitive rates, boost institutional investor participation, and improve unit holders’ risk-adjusted returns.

    Structural Regulation

    Shenzhen Delivers ‘Landmark’ Personal Bankruptcy Ruling – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/11/2021

    The ruling is is step towards building China’s legal framework that will allow millions of individuals to reorganise their debts.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan Tightens Listed Company Rules on Related Party Transactions

    By Darien Choong | 13/11/2021

    Listed companies will need to seek approval from their shareholders for related party transactions worth more than 10% of company assets.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Indonesia, UAE to Cooperate on Payments, Fintech, AML

    By Editors | 11/11/2021

    Central banks will cooperate on cross-border payments, fintech, and AML. Financial services regulators will cooperate on developing the Islamic finance industry.

    Trading & Investment

    More than 400 VCCs Established in Singapore to Date: MAS

    By Editors | 11/11/2021

    As of mid-October, about 300 asset managers have incorporated or re-domiciled more than 400 VCCs in Singapore.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI to Consider Opening Up Commodity Market to FPIs

    By Editors | 10/11/2021

    Currently FPIs can participate in the exchange-traded commodity derivatives only if they have actual exposure through exports and imports.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Proposes April 2022 Launch of Derivatives Holiday Trading

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2021

    HKEX proposes to only allow Holiday Trading Participants access to Holiday Trading Products, i.e. non-HKD futures and options, even on regular business days.

    Structural Regulation

    China: Regulators Order City Commercial Banks to Cap WMPs – Report

    By Darien Choong | 09/11/2021

    New rules are coming into effect at the end of the year which require banks to have separate units for their wealth management business.

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