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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Announces Top 12 Priorities to Deepen Reforms
By Editors | 12/09/2019
The priorities include encouraging more medium- and long-term funds to enter the market, improving the legal system, and strengthening supervision.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Extends Licensing Relief for Foreign Firms Ahead of New Regime
By Editors | 12/09/2019
The extension of licensing relief allows foreign financial services providers just over six months to decide whether they will apply for the new foreign AFS licence.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Seeks ‘Unprecedented’ Market Connectivity Via LSEG Merger
By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2019
HKEX chief Charles Li says the merger would create the most important investment platform and risk management infrastructure for the free flow of global capital between the East and West.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Euroclear to Establish Link with China Interbank Bond Market
By Editors | 10/09/2019
The link will seek to simplify the process for foreign investors accessing the China interbank bond market and bring its cross-border settlement mechanism in line with global standards.
Structural Regulation
China to Scrap QFII, RQFII Quota Restrictions
By Editors | 10/09/2019
SAFE has announced it is removing its QFII and RQFII quota restrictions, as well as the country and region requirements for both schemes.
Structural Regulation
RBI Panel Offers Path to Develop Home Loan Securitisation Market
By Editors | 10/09/2019
A new intermediary should be created to standardise the underlying mortgage loans, underwriting guidelines and loan servicing standards, the panel says.
Trading & Investment
KiwiSaver Reform is Key to Boosting NZ Capital Markets: Report
By Editors | 10/09/2019
Sponsored by the FMA and NZX, an industry working group has recommended changes to the KiwiSaver scheme, saying it will become the predominant pool of retirement savings over time.
Trading & Investment
SAFE Approves Three Brokers for Interbank FX Trading
By Editors | 09/09/2019
Citic Securities, Huatai Securities and China Merchants Securities are allowed to conduct interbank forex business both on a proprietary basis and on behalf of clients.
Structural Regulation
FSC Korea to Ease Major Shareholder Notification Rule
By Editors | 06/09/2019
Institutional investors will be exempt from disclosing major shareholding changes when exercising their rights to remove law-breaking executives or to push for improved governance.
Trading & Investment
RBI Task Force Urges Development of Secondary Market for Loans
By Editors | 05/09/2019
The task force recommends easing rules for loan asset securitisation, and to allow secondary market participation from funds and insurers.
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