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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
Superannuation Advice to Members ‘Generally Appropriate’: ASIC
By Garima Chitkara | 04/12/2019
ASIC’s survey of 25 superannuation funds found that close to half of them followed best interest duty rules in the provision of financial advice to members.
Trading & Investment
KRX Introduces Measures to Stimulate Repo Markets
By Editors | 03/12/2019
Korea Exchange has expanded the scope of investors permitted to participate in its repo market to include pension funds, insurance companies and collective investment vehicles.
Structural Regulation
Korea FSS Pledges to Improve Environment for Foreign FIs
By Editors | 03/12/2019
At a meeting with bank and asset manager heads, the FSS promised to lower regulatory and operational barriers for foreign firms looking to enter Korea’s financial markets.
Structural Regulation
China Issues Measures to Clean Up Credit Ratings Industry
By Editors | 03/12/2019
The measures are part of China’s efforts to clean up the ratings industry and open up to foreign competition, in order to boost foreign participation in the domestic bond markets.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Sets Earlier Cut-Off Time for Commodity Margin Computations
By Editors | 03/12/2019
The 5pm cut-off, compared to 11.30pm currently, will make it easier for trading members to compute and collect client margins, effective from April 2020.
Trading & Investment
BSP Relaxes Requirements on Issuance of Debt Instruments
By Editors | 03/12/2019
Related companies of issuing banks are allowed to underwrite or arrange LTNCTDs, bonds and commercial papers, subject to certain conditions.
Payments & Settlements
South Korea to Formally Launch Open Banking System This Month
By Editors | 02/12/2019
October’s 10-bank pilot attracted over 5.5 million bank accounts with the open banking service now expanded to include eight additional banks and fintech firms.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Chinese P2P Lenders to Close in Two Years
By Editors | 02/12/2019
Approved lenders can opt to convert to small finance companies in the two year grace period, as authorities moved to shut down the scandal-ridden sector.
Trading & Investment
MSCI Calls for Greater Market Reform in China
By Editors | 02/12/2019
The index provider has laid out market access concerns for Chinese authorities to resolve before any more Chinese A shares can be included in its indexes.
Structural Regulation
Japan Set to Consult on Reorganisation of TSE Boards
By Editors | 02/12/2019
The TSE will consult on the criteria for companies to move to the First Section, and measures to enhance the independence of listed subsidiaries from their parent companies.
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