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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Trading & Investment
Tokyo Bourse Plans to Extend Trading Hours – Report
By Editors | 18/05/2021
Longer trading hours are expected to increase participation from overseas investors, as well as local retail investors that trade after work.
Structural Regulation
Is Asia Ready for the End of LIBOR?
By Li Renn Tsai | 17/05/2021
Li Renn Tsai compares progress in Asia’s main trading hubs, warning of a logjam of transition-related operational work that will pile up towards year-end.
Structural Regulation
PCAOB Proposes Framework for HFCAA Determinations
By Editors | 16/05/2021
The PCAOB will use the proposed framework to determine when it is unable to carry out inspections of overseas audit firms of US-listed companies.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposes to Reduce Promoter Lock-in Period
By Editors | 14/05/2021
SEBI proposes to reduce the lock-in period for the minimum promoter’s contribution to an IPO from 3 years to one year.
Trading & Investment
UK Exchange Derivatives to Switch to SONIA on 17 June
By Editors | 14/05/2021
The FCA and BOE are encouraging market participants to prepare for and implement changes to standard trading conventions on 17 June.
Trading & Investment
SEC Thailand Issues Guidelines for Distressed Bond Funds
By Editors | 13/05/2021
Only institutional and ultra-HNW investors will be allowed to invest in distressed bond funds, which will be non-redeemable but have a maturity date prescribed.
Structural Regulation
CBIRC Green-lights BlackRock-CCB Wealth Management Venture
By Editors | 13/05/2021
The wealth management JV is 50.1% owned by BlackRock, 40% by China Construction Bank’s wealth management subsidiary, and 9.9% owned by Temasek.
Structural Regulation
Working Group Publishes Recommendations on EURIBOR Fallbacks
By Editors | 13/05/2021
Although EURIBOR is not scheduled to be discontinued, the recommendations will provide legal certainty and help users comply with BMR fallback obligations.
Structural Regulation
Australia to Allow SMEs to ‘Pause’ Recovery of Tax Debt in Dispute
By Editors | 13/05/2021
Applying to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to pause the ATO’s debt recovery actions will save small businesses on court and legal fees.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Panel Offers Recommendations on Social Stock Exchange Listings
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/05/2021
A technical group was set up last September to develop a framework for on-boarding non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises on social stock exchanges.
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