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Sustainable Finance

MAS Unveils New Green Finance and Market Initiatives with China

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/11/2024

The initiatives aim to expand cross-border green financing flows, enhance bond market connectivity, and deepen collaboration on index and ETF products.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong Introduces Bill to Boost REITs, Options Markets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/11/2024

The bill will remove stamp duties payable on transfers of REITs shares or units and jobbing business of options market makers.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan FSC to Relax Rule on Discretionary Investment Accounts

By Editors | 12/11/2024

The proposed amendment removes a rule that limits the discretionary investment services that local investment firms can provide.

Structural Regulation

RBI Issues Framework for Reclassifying FPI Investment as FDI

By Editors | 11/11/2024

The framework sets out a process for FPIs that breach the 10% ownership limit and wish to convert their stakes in Indian companies to FDI.

Trading & Investment

Korea Launches New ‘Value Up’ ETF and ETN Products

By Manesh Samtani | 11/11/2024

KRX and four other organisations have also launched a KRW 100 billion fund to invest in the new exchange-traded products and their constituent stocks.

Trading & Investment

Chinese Exchanges, Deutsche Börse Sign MoUs on Depositary Receipts

By Manesh Samtani | 10/11/2024

The MOUs will facilitate the implementation of depositary receipts linkages between Shanghai/Shenzhen and Germany.

Sustainable Finance

RBI Expands Sovereign Green Bond Access for Non-resident Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/11/2024

The RBI added 10-year SGrBs issued in the second half of the fiscal 2024-25 as ‘specified securities’ under the Fully Accessible Route.

Trading & Investment

Korea Increasingly Likely to Scrap Plans to Tax Stock Market Gains

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/11/2024

The main opposition Democratic Party has decided to support calls from the ruling People Power Party to scrap the planned tax.

Structural Regulation

PBOC, CSRC Pledge Improved Business Environment for Foreign FIs

By Editors | 08/11/2024

PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng pledged continued central bank support at a seminar held with foreign financial institutions this week.