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Trading & Investment
China Looking to Shore Up Confidence Among Foreign Investors
By Editors | 18/07/2023
Regulators are organising a meeting in Beijing this Friday to discuss the challenges faced by foreign investors and encourage them to maintain their presence in China.

Cryptocurrency
ASX Receives Application to List Retail Spot Bitcoin ETF
By Jill Wong | 18/07/2023
ASX has received its first application to list a spot Bitcoin ETF to retail investors under the cryptocurrency regulations issued in October 2021.

Trading & Investment
Bursa Malaysia Launches Programme to Incentivise ETF Trading
By Mark Johnston | 17/07/2023
The initiative is aimed at cultivating a vibrant ETF ecosystem and creating more opportunities for investors and traders.

Structural Regulation
China Extends Bond Business Regulation to ‘Practice Quality’
By Jill Wong | 17/07/2023
CSRC extended its measures for the evaluation of securities companies’ corporate bond business to cover practice quality and a strengthening of the evaluation index system.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
US Agencies Settle Charges Against Crypto Lender Celsius Network
By Manesh Samtani | 16/07/2023
Celsius Network and founder Alexander Mashinsky charged for failing to register crypto lending product, defrauding customers, manipulating price of CEL token.

Trading & Investment
CSRC Allows SHFE to Launch Synthetic Rubber Futures, Options
By Mark Johnston | 15/07/2023
Increasing fluctuations in the price of synthetic rubber has made the demand for risk management “increasingly strong”, the SHFE said.

Cryptocurrency
US SEC Accepts Application from BlackRock to List Spot Bitcoin ETF
By Mark Johnston | 14/07/2023
The US SEC’s acceptance of BlackRock’s proposal marks the commencement of an official review of other Bitcoin ETF applications.

Trading & Investment
UK Seeks to Undo EU Restrictions on Short-Selling Gilts
By Editors | 13/07/2023
HM Treasury proposes to eliminate EU-mandated rules that govern investors’ short positions in government debt and credit-default swaps.

Structural Regulation
UK to Reverse MiFID II Research Unbundling Rules
By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2023
The move is aimed at enhancing the appeal of the UK’s financial services sector and foster a more vibrant and competitive research environment.

Structural Regulation
IDX Explores Dual-Listing Options With Global Exchanges
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/07/2023
IDX is exploring the feasibility of cross-listings in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea and London.
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