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Trading & Investment
Seven Funds Get CSRC Approval for Shanghai Sci-Tech Board
By Editors | 23/04/2019
The first seven funds have been approved by the CSRC to invest in stocks on Shanghai’s new science and technology innovation board.
Structural Regulation
Korean FIs Should Strengthen Ties with ASEAN Countries – FSS
By Editors | 22/04/2019
FSS first senior deputy governor Yoo Kwang-yeol in a closed door meeting told Korean financial institutions with units in Southeast Asian countries to offer more localised financial services.
Trading & Investment
DSE Proposes Measures to Develop Bangladesh Capital Market
By Editors | 22/04/2019
After a major decline in market cap since last year, Dhaka Stock Exchange has submitted proposals to the regulator to help stimulate the market.
Trading & Investment
China to Amend Securities Law This Year
By Editors | 22/04/2019
China plans to amend its securities law within this year, with an aim to strengthening investor protection and enforcement against violators.
Trading & Investment
China Further Loosens Restrictions on Index Futures Trading
By Editors | 22/04/2019
Margin requirements, intraday volume restrictions and transaction fees have all been reduced, according to a statement from the CFFEX.
Structural Regulation
ISDA, FIA Respond to Singapore, Australia BMR Equivalence
By Manesh Samtani | 19/04/2019
The associations say a preferred approach would be to recognise Singapore’s and Australia’s regimes as a whole rather than the current benchmark-by-benchmark approach.
Trading & Investment
TWSE to Monitor ETFs, ETNs for Pricing Discrepancies
By Editors | 19/04/2019
The TWSE will issue public notifications, based on comparisons of ETF and ETN price movements with the values of their underlying securities.
Structural Regulation
SSE Publishes Rules for Sponsors of Sci-Tech Board IPOs
By Editors | 18/04/2019
IPO sponsors will be required to hold stakes of 2-5% in the companies they help list on Shanghai’s new science and technology board.
Payments & Settlements
South Korea to Debut Open Banking in December
By Editors | 17/04/2019
Following two months of industry deliberation, the FSC has said the new open banking system will be piloted in October, and fully implemented in December.
Trading & Investment
China Announces Tax Breaks for Investors in CDRs
By Editors | 17/04/2019
Investors will be exempt from tax on profits from trading CDRs for three years, in addition to preferential tax treatment on dividend income.
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