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    Trading & Investment

    CSRC Green Lights Launch of New ETF Options in China

    By Editors | 07/09/2022

    ChiNext Board ETF options will list in Shenzhen, while CSI 500 ETF options will list in both Shanghai and Shenzhen.

    Trading & Investment

    Beijing Stock Exchange Turns One Year Old

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    The BSE issued draft rules for margin trading and securities lending, launched its first treasury bond, and set out plans to introduce its first benchmark index.

    Trading & Investment

    CME Proposes Early Conversion of Eurodollar Futures, Options

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    The proposed 13 April 2023 conversion date is intended to help firms complete their operational work as early as possible in the LIBOR-to-SOFR transition process.

    Structural Regulation

    FSC Korea Unveils New Rules to Address Unfair Split-Off IPOs

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    Korean investors often lose out when companies decide to split off rapidly growing portions of their businesses into new IPOs.

    Structural Regulation

    Liz Truss Implications for the UK Financial Sector

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/09/2022

    Planned tax cuts will benefit banks. The FCA, PRA and PSR may be merged. China may be declared a threat to national security.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    SFC Suspends Rifa Futures Exec Over ‘Xinguanjia’ Trading Software

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    In July, Rifa Futures became the fourth firm to be fined over the use of Xinguanjia. The firm’s managing director has now been suspended for 8 months.

    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Extends Ban on Binary Options Until 2031

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    Since it came into effect, the ban has been “fully effective” in preventing retail clients from losing money trading binary options in Australia, ASIC said.

    Structural Regulation

    Japan FSA Consults on Documentary Requirements for Foreign Entry

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    The amendment will allow applicants who meet certain conditions to submit written applications for registration and other subsequent documents in English.

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC to Accelerate Work on Overseas Listing Framework

    By Darien Choong | 05/09/2022

    The CSRC will push forward legislation to enact new overseas listing rules, and support the establishment of a new registration system for Chinese firms seeking foreign IPOs.

    Trading & Investment

    Gold Producer Becomes Second Russian Firm to Issue CNY Bonds

    By Editors | 05/09/2022

    Russia is now in third place on a list of non-mainland jurisdictions using the yuan for global payments, after Hong Kong and the UK.

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