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    Structural Regulation

    Japanese Tax System Derailing Tokyo Hub Ambitions: Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/06/2022

    The plan to reform the tax system to attract hedge funds to Tokyo has resulted in “preferential treatment no one would use.”

    Structural Regulation

    US Lawmakers Propose Measures to Block Investment in China

    By Editors | 16/06/2022

    The bill, if passed, will bring more pain to US companies than Chinese companies, says a China Foreign Ministry spokesman.

    Trading & Investment

    ASX Consults on Fallbacks for 90 Day Bank Bill Futures

    By Editors | 15/06/2022

    ASX says the inclusion of fallback provisions in contractual documentation will provide contractual and risk management certainty.

    Trading & Investment

    TAIFEX to Launch Semiconductor, Logistics Futures

    By Editors | 14/06/2022

    The new contracts are a response to heightened market demand for industry-specific risk management tools, TAIFEX says.

    Trading & Investment

    Contracts for Difference: Playing with Fire

    By Emma Parry | 13/06/2022

    Increased regulatory scrutiny of CFDs highlights the need for a renewed focus on financial literacy and investor education, says Emma Parry.

    Trading & Investment

    Philippine Bourse to Permanently Close Trading Floor

    By Editors | 13/06/2022

    The pandemic has prompted brokers to conduct their trading activities off-site and hastened the PSE’s migration to ‘floorless trading’.

    Market Abuse

    SFC Proposes SFO Revisions to Improve Enforcement Tools

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/06/2022

    The amendments relate to SFO provisions on remedial orders, insider dealing, and advertising of investment products.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    RBNZ to Start Unloading Government Bond Holdings in July

    By Editors | 12/06/2022

    The RBNZ has accumulated government bonds worth NZD 53 billion through a quantitative easing programme that began in 2020.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    OFAC Blocks Secondary Market Trading in Russian Debt, Equity

    By Editors | 12/06/2022

    To date, only the purchase of new issues has been prohibited, and trading in secondary markets has still been allowed.

    Structural Regulation

    HKMA Invites Global Banks to November Summit in Hong Kong

    By Editors | 10/06/2022

    The two-day summit is reportedly aimed at reversing an exodus of financial talent from Hong Kong after more than two years of Covid-19 measures.

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