Structural Regulation

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

    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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