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Trading & Investment
SC Malaysia, CGC Group Partner to Boost MSME Financing
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/12/2024
The SC will collaborate with CGC Group and CGC Digital to enhance access for MSME and MTC to capital market financing solutions.

Trading & Investment
China Expands Private Pension Scheme to Nationwide Implementation
By Editors | 16/12/2024
More banks are permitted to offer pension services and the eligible products have been expanded to include government bonds and index funds.

Cryptocurrency
Korea Halts Implementation of New Crypto and Securities Tax
By Editors | 16/12/2024
A revision bill was passed to prevent new taxes on gains from crypto, stocks, bonds, and funds from taking effect on 1 January 2025.

Liquidity Risk
China Vows ‘Special Actions’ to Boost Domestic Economy
By Editors | 15/12/2024
President Xi Jinping pledged lower interest rates, reduced reserve requirements for banks, and “special actions” to boost consumption.

Structural Regulation
EU Agrees to Streamline BMR Authorisation, Registration Rules
By Editors | 15/12/2024
Administrators of benchmarks defined as non-significant in the EU will be removed from the scope of current rules.

Trading & Investment
HKEX Introduces Fund Repository on Integrated Fund Platform
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/12/2024
HKEX said the Fund Repository will provide investors access to information on over 2,000 SFC-authorised funds.

Trading & Investment
ICE and EEX Expand Offerings in Japan’s Energy Market
By Thisanka Siripala | 13/12/2024
ICE has added Japanese power futures to its product suite while EEX said it will launch Japanese power monthly options in February.

Trading & Investment
Bursa Malaysia Lists World’s First ETF With Waqf Feature
By Editors | 13/12/2024
The listing comes after Bursa Malaysia enhanced its listing requirements in March last year to facilitate listings of ETFs with Waqf features.

Trading & Investment
China Grants AllianzGI Approval to Acquire Stake in Pension Firm
By Editors | 12/12/2024
AllianzGI is the first foreign firm to own a stake in Guomin Pension, which was launched in 2022 by large Chinese FIs to promote the private pension market.

Structural Regulation
China Launches Antitrust Probe into US Chip Giant Nvidia
By Editors | 11/12/2024
The probe is seen as a geopolitical rather than a regulatory or legal action, in retaliation against the US’ latest curbs on China’s chip sector.
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