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    Structural Regulation

    Hong Kong Secures Win from Updated Trade Deal With Mainland

    By Mark Johnston | 26/02/2025

    Hong Kong’s Trade in Services agreement with Mainland China has been updated, providing benefits to various sectors including financial services.

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    Trading & Investment

    RBI Issues Final Guidelines for Forward Contracts in G-Secs

    By Nithya Subramanian | 26/02/2025

    Effective 2 May 2025, the guidelines establish a regulatory framework for forward contracts in the OTC market involving G-Secs.

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    Structural Regulation

    Fund Managers Facings Singapore Approval Delays: Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/02/2025

    A surge in applications has extended wait times for fund manager approvals in Singapore to nearly eight months, surpassing the regulator’s six-month target.

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    Trading & Investment

    Japan FSA Revises Rules to Enable Digital Document Delivery to Clients

    By Thisanka Siripala | 25/02/2025

    Securities firms will be allowed to provide digital documents to customers for financial instruments transaction contracts, instead of physical documents.

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    Trading & Investment

    Japan Eases Regulations to Boost Funding for Startups

    By Thisanka Siripala | 25/02/2025

    The amendments include a higher upper limit for capital raised via crowdfunding. The maximum individual investment limit is also raised.

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    Trading & Investment

    KRX Signs Cooperation MoU With Istanbul Stock Exchange

    By Mark Johnston | 25/02/2025

    The agreement includes cooperation on developing new products, improving IT infrastructure, and enhancing the trading environment for their respective members.

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    Structural Regulation

    China Opens More Domestic Industries to Foreign Investment

    By Mark Johnston | 24/02/2025

    The government’s 20-point action plan opens more industries to foreign investors and calls on domestic FIs to offer more financing to foreign companies.

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    Trading & Investment

    Singapore Unveils Measures to Strengthen Equities Market

    By Nithya Subramanian | 24/02/2025

    The measures include establishing a S$5 billion market development fund, modifying the Global Investor Programme, and transitioning to a disclosure-based regulatory framework.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    HKEX Announces Enhanced Fee Structure for Securities Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/02/2025

    HKEX said the current structure disproportionately impacts lower-value trades and the new structure will be more equitable across all trade sizes.

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    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan Reconsiders 30pc Single Stock Weight Cap for ETFs

    By Nithya Subramanian | 24/02/2025

    With TSMC now accounting for 37% of the Taiex, regulators are considering lifting the 30% cap on a single stock’s weighting in index-tracking ETFs.

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