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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MAS Proposes New Requirements for Insurers Managing Par Funds
By Editors | 07/02/2020
Among the new requirements introduced for insurers is an obligation to ensure that any charge or expense allocated to the Par Fund is “fair and reasonable”.
Alternative Markets
SEBI Tightens Disclosure Standards for Alternative Investment Funds
By Editors | 07/02/2020
SEBI has set out minimum disclosure standards and introduced mandatory performance benchmarking for alternative investment funds.
Data Privacy
ACCC Publishes Final Data Sharing Rules for Open Banking
By Editors | 06/02/2020
The Consumer Data Right Rules give legislative force to consumer requests for banks to share their data with accredited data recipients.
Trading & Investment
ISDA to Re-consult on Pre-cessation Fallbacks This Month
By Editors | 06/02/2020
ISDA will consult on a single protocol that would allow participants to include both pre-cessation and permanent cessation fallbacks in derivatives trades.
KYC & CDD
India Streamlines FPI Registration Process
By Editors | 05/02/2020
The new ‘Common Application Form’ can be used for three purposes – FPI registration with SEBI, PAN issuance by the CBDT, and KYC for account opening with intermediaries.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Asks Exchanges to Review Commodity Derivatives Performance
By Editors | 05/02/2020
Performance reviews of commodity derivatives contracts should be conducted each year to ensure alignment with the physical markets.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong PE Firms Should Reassess Licensing Obligations
By Michael P Wong | 05/02/2020
Hong Kong private equity firms should reassess whether they have complied with licensing requirements in light of new guidance from the SFC, says Dechert partner Michael Wong.
Structural Regulation
HK Bourse to Grant Relief on Issuer Results Announcements
By Editors | 04/02/2020
Listed companies experiencing difficulties publishing results or audited financial statements due to coronavirus-related travel and other restrictions may be granted relief.
Sustainable Finance
Thailand, Luxembourg Explore Financial Market Cooperation
By Editors | 04/02/2020
Thailand’s SEC and LuxSE have discussed cooperation to promote sustainable finance, while also agreeing to explore the creation of a trading link between the two countries.
Structural Regulation
World Federation of Exchanges Sets Out 2020 Priorities
By Editors | 04/02/2020
In 2020, the WFE will focus its work on the role of exchanges in creating data, the role of CCPs in ensuring systemic safety, and ESG issues.
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