Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan Launches Two New Trading Boards for Startups

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/07/2021

    Only qualified investors can trade on the new boards, including individuals that meet a net worth or annual income requirement.

    Trading & Investment

    Experts Debate Treatment of Retail Investors in HNA Restructuring

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/07/2021

    Debt claims exceeding CNY 30 billion were mainly filed by HNA employees and their relatives who purchased wealth management products from three HNA-backed P2P platforms.

    Trading & Investment

    ISDA Launches Microsite to Facilitate Understanding of IBOR Fallbacks

    By Editors | 22/07/2021

    The microsite provides information about adoption rates for the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and graphs comparing LIBOR and fallback rates.

    Trading & Investment

    SET Seeks to Allow Derivative Warrants to Use Foreign Stocks

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/07/2021

    The SET will ask the Thai SEC to amend regulations to allow derivative warrants to use foreign stocks as their underlying assets.

    Structural Regulation

    Australia Issues Consultation on Retirement Income Covenant

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/07/2021

    Superannuation trustees will be required to have in place a retirement income strategy as outlined in a new position paper from 1 July 2022.

    Data Privacy

    China Sets Timelines for Fintechs to Complete Restructuring

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/07/2021

    The affected fintechs have until end-2021 to restructure their financial services businesses, and until end-2022 to clean up their credit reporting businesses.

    Structural Regulation

    Australia Consults on Compensation Scheme of Last Resort

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/07/2021

    The CSLR will establish an industry-funded compensation mechanism for individuals who have won decisions against insolvent financial firms.

    Trading & Investment

    China May Allow Foreign Firms to Invest Offshore Yuan via QFII

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/07/2021

    Currently the QFII programme only allows foreign investors to use foreign currency, converted into onshore yuan, to invest in mainland markets.

    Trading & Investment

    The Role of Technology in Managing Fragmentation in Markets

    By Jennifer Keser | 19/07/2021

    Technology is increasingly serving as a counterbalance to mitigate the impacts of regulatory-driven market fragmentation in APAC, writes Tradeweb’s Jennifer Keser.

    Structural Regulation

    ACCC Wary of Potential NAB Bid for Citigroup Unit

    By Editors | 18/07/2021

    NAB is in talks about a possible acquisition of Citigroup’s Australian retail banking business. The ACCC says it is paying close attention.

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