Structural Regulation

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

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    S. Korea Advances OTC Derivatives Reforms

    By Editors | 02/07/2020

    Cabinet-approved legislative revisions will introduce an OTC derivatives reporting requirement, a licensing system for trade repositories, and penalties for circumventing margin rules.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SocGen Australia Pleads Guilty to Client Money Offences

    By Editors | 02/07/2020

    SocGen failed to pay client money into segregated authorised bank accounts and made payments out of a client money account that were not permitted.

    Trading & Investment

    PBOC Finalises Rules on ‘Standardised Note’ Issuance

    By Editors | 02/07/2020

    Standardised notes will be considered money market instruments, backed by commercial paper which generates cash flows for distribution to investors.

    Structural Regulation

    India Standardises Stamp Duty on Securities Transactions Nationwide

    By Editors | 02/07/2020

    India has revised its framework for levying the stamp duty on securities transactions, in a bid to ensure uniformity across the country.

    Trading & Investment

    SGX to Launch New Taiwan Index Futures Contract

    By Editors | 01/07/2020

    The launch will help meet the rising demand of US and European investors for access and investment exposure to Taiwan, said SGX Head of Equities Michael Syn.

    Structural Regulation

    Philippine SEC Seeks Independent Board at Stock Exchange

    By Editors | 01/07/2020

    The Philippine Stock Exchange currently has three independent directors on its 15-seat board. Under the proposed rules, a majority of the directors will have to be independent.

    Structural Regulation

    FSB Issues Statement on Global Benchmark Transition

    By Editors | 01/07/2020

    The FSB maintains its view that financial and non-financial sector firms across all jurisdictions should continue efforts to remove remaining LIBOR dependencies by end-2021.

    Structural Regulation

    Wave of Fund Managers Looking to Set Up Singapore VCCs

    By Editors | 01/07/2020

    Up to 70 VCCs have already been launched in Singapore, many by small and boutique funds or local family offices. But a much larger wave of companies is on its way.

    Data Privacy

    India Bans Chinese Apps, Citing Data Privacy Issues

    By Editors | 30/06/2020

    India has banned 59 of China’s biggest mobile phone apps including TikTok and WeChat, saying they breach data privacy requirements and threaten the country’s security.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    National Security Legislation Promulgates in Hong Kong

    By Editors | 30/06/2020

    A legislative notice has been posted in the Hong Kong gazette, saying the national law applies in the city as part of the Basic Law from 11pm on 30 June 2020.

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