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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Structural Regulation
CBIRC Issues Draft Rules on Related Party Transactions
By Editors | 24/06/2021
Banks and insurers are required to put in place mechanisms to prevent the transfer of benefits to shareholders and their related parties.
Trading & Investment
Shanghai, Shenzhen List First Infrastructure REITs for Trading
By Editors | 23/06/2021
All nine REITs opened higher on their first day of trading, highlighting enthusiasm from investors for the new type of equity securities.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HKMA Notifies Banks of Enhanced Competency Framework
By Editors | 22/06/2021
Banks are asked to review and assess the impact of the SFC’s revised framework and take action to ensure compliance.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Financial Advice Standards Have Improved, MAS Finds
By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2021
Financial advisers have enhanced their standards and raised the quality of advice provided to customers, MAS found in a mystery shopping exercise.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australian Senate Approves Landmark Superannuation Reforms
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/06/2021
The reforms will enable easier comparison of super funds and block underperforming funds from gaining new members, among other changes.
Trading & Investment
DBS Becomes First Asian Bank to Obtain LME Membership
By Editors | 22/06/2021
DBS says its LME membership will help clients price and hedge metals trades effectively, and facilitate physical delivery.
Payments & Settlements
Malaysia, Thailand Establish Cross-border QR Payment Link
By Manesh Samtani | 21/06/2021
The first phase of the project, now complete, allows Thai users to make QR code payments to merchants in Malaysia, including for online e-commerce transactions.
Emerging Prudential Risks
CBIRC Issues Draft Rules for Major Bank Shareholders
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2021
Major shareholders cannot use borrowed funds to invest in banks, take out loans from the banks they invest in, or have cross-shareholdings with other banks.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Planning Dedicated Framework For SPACs – Report
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2021
To allow SPACs in India, SEBI would have to either introduce a separate law or amend current regulations.
Structural Regulation
China Tightens Rules on Commodity Price Index Compilers
By Editors | 21/06/2021
The new rules will help to standardise how commodity price indexes are compiled and improve transparency on the release of information.
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