Trading & Investment

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    Structural Regulation

    HKEX to Adjust Rules to Support CSRC’s New Overseas Listing Regime

    By Editors | 27/02/2023

    Listing applicants from the Mainland will have to submit to HKEX a notification issued by the CSRC confirming their completion of Mainland’s filing procedures.

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    Trading & Investment

    Stock Connect Trading Calendars Adjustments to Take Effect in April

    By Editors | 27/02/2023

    The trading calendar enhancements will add more than ten trading days to northbound and southbound Connect each year.

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    Trading & Investment

    LME to Resume Nickel Trading in Asian Hours on 20 March

    By Editors | 25/02/2023

    The LME hopes the resumption of trading during Asian market hours will “further contribute to liquidity rebuilding in the nickel market.”

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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Proposes New Rules to Protect REIT, InvIT Investors

    By Editors | 24/02/2023

    SEBI proposes to require at least one sponsor to hold units throughout the life of a REIT/InvITs, to align their interests with other unitholders.

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    Data Privacy

    Chinese SOEs Being Asked to Stop Using Big Four Auditors

    By Editors | 22/02/2023

    Chinese SOEs are being asked to allow their contracts with the big four audit firms to expire and use local accountants instead.

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    Trading & Investment

    Beijing Stock Exchange Launches Market Making Business

    By Editors | 21/02/2023

    13 firms will participate in market making activities for 36 stocks. Two other authorised market makers are still engaged in preparatory work.

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    Trading & Investment

    PBOC Issues Draft Rules for Northbound Swap Connect Trading

    By Editors | 20/02/2023

    To participate in Swap Connect and trade interest rate derivatives with Mainland investors, foreign investors will need approval to access the interbank bond market.

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    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Warns of Excessive Concentration Risk in in Commodity Markets

    By Mark Johnston | 20/02/2023

    The concentration of market power among a few firms and their reliance on debt increases the potential for market disruptions in commodity markets.

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    Trading & Investment

    RBI Issues Draft Rules Permitting G-Sec Borrowing & Lending

    By Editors | 20/02/2023

    Entities that are permitted to engage in short selling are eligible to borrow securities under a GSL transaction, which may be a tenor of up to 90 days.

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    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    China Renaissance’s Founder Reported to be Missing

    By Mark Johnston | 20/02/2023

    Bao Fan, the founder of boutique investment bank China Renaissance Holdings, is the latest high-profile Chinese executive to go missing without explanation.

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