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Trading & Investment
Japan Lacks Consensus on LIBOR Replacement – Report
By Editors | 05/04/2020
About 57% of Japanese banks say TIBOR should be used, while about 70% of companies prefer to use forward-looking term rates based on TONAR.
Structural Regulation
RBI Grants Exemptions to Small Finance Banks
By Editors | 02/04/2020
Existing small finance banks will not need prior RBI approval to undertake non-risk sharing simple financial service activities or open banking outlets in unbanked rural centres.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Starts Accepting Licence Applications from US Fund Managers
By Editors | 02/04/2020
BlackRock and Neuberger Berman applications to set up wholly-owned mutual fund units were accepted on the first day foreign ownership caps were scrapped in China.
Trading & Investment
India Further Opens Bond Market to Non-resident Investors
By Editors | 02/04/2020
The RBI has fully opened certain categories of government securities to non-resident investors and raised the FPI limit for investment in corporate bonds.
Structural Regulation
Australia Tightens Foreign Investment Rules, Citing National Interest
By Editors | 02/04/2020
Federal approval is now required for all proposed foreign investments regardless of value or the nature of the foreign investors.
Structural Regulation
SFC, Stock Exchange Issue Guidance on Holding General Meetings
By Editors | 01/04/2020
Listed issuers should consider adjourning or delaying their general meetings until at least after 11 April, when the prohibition on group gatherings has ended.
Credit Risk
S. Korea Tightens P2P Lending Limits to Guard Against Defaults
By Editors | 01/04/2020
P2P lending caps are being lowered to protect investors against potential defaults and delinquencies caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
Trading & Investment
HKFE Offers Cash to Market Makers in Mini Metals Futures
By Editors | 01/04/2020
A HKD 30,000 cash stipend is offered per contract per month per trading session upon fulfillment of quoting obligations in aluminium, zinc, copper and nickel mini futures contracts.
Market Data & Technology
Bursa Malaysia Implements ISO 20022 for Corporate Announcements
By Editors | 01/04/2020
The messaging standard will transform the corporate announcements flow in Malaysia, favour interoperability with other marketplaces, and foster innovation.
Structural Regulation
UPDATED – ASIC, ASX Offer Relief from Capital Raising Rules
By Editors | 01/04/2020
The relief applies to listed entities looking to offer placements, rights issues and share purchase plans as a way to urgently raise capital to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.
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