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    Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.

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    Cryptocurrency

    ASIC Sues Crypto Exchange for Margin Trading Product

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/09/2023

    ASIC says Bit Trade did not comply with its design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product to Australian customers.

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    Trading & Investment

    Tokyo Bourse Announces Decision to Extends Trading Hours

    By Editors | 21/09/2023

    The TSE will extend the closing time from 3pm  to 3.30pm, coinciding with the launch of Arrowhead 4.0 on 5 November 2024.

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    Trading & Investment

    SGX RegCo Proposes Changes to Derivatives Trading Rules

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2023

    The amendments update the requirements pertaining to customer margining and introduce rules to govern the use of algorithmic trading.

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    Structural Regulation

    US SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Naming Rules

    By Editors | 21/09/2023

    The new rules will help ensure that a fund’s portfolio aligns with a fund’s name and help to better protect investors, said SEC chair Gary Gensler.

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    Structural Regulation

    INTERVIEW: Hong Kong’s Codes On Takeovers, Mergers Ripe for Amendment

    By Jill Wong | 20/09/2023

    Roger Cheng, who used to head the takeovers team at Hong Kong’s SFC, talks to Regulation Asia about the proposed changes to the SFC’s codes on takeovers and mergers and share buy-backs.

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    Trading & Investment

    WFE Calls on Policymakers to Better Promote Equity Markets

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/09/2023

    From a policy perspective, it is important not to approach market-based finance in the same way as banking, the WFE says.

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    Trading & Investment

    Beijing Authorities Announce Measures to Support Tech Unicorns

    By Editors | 17/09/2023

    The measures emphasise a focus on facilitating public listings by tech unicorns in both domestic and overseas stock markets.

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    Trading & Investment

    PBOC Asks Banks to Delay Squaring FX Positions

    By Editors | 15/09/2023

    Some brokerage companies were told to scale back their proprietary FX trading, to alleviate downside pressure on the yuan.

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    Trading & Investment

    IOSCO Propose Good Practices for Leveraged Loan, CLO Markets

    By Editors | 15/09/2023

    IOSCO says a “prolonged borrower-friendly environment” has given rise to vulnerabilities in leveraged loan and CLO markets.

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    Structural Regulation

    SGX Revamps Organisational Structure to Boost Growth

    By Mark Johnston | 15/09/2023

    SGX has announced a new organisational structure and senior management appointments to enhance its multi-asset capabilities and growth prospects.

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