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    Trading & Investment

    LIBOR Transition Challenges Remain in APAC Loans Market

    By Editors | 21/04/2022

    In a survey of APLMA member institutions, more than half of respondents said they would not complete remediation of their legacy book until H1 2023.

    Structural Regulation

    China Legislature Passes Futures and Derivatives Law

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2022

    The final version of the law further improves derivatives trading supervision and specifies rules for foreign institutions operating in China.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Tightens Requirements for Family Office Tax Breaks

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    The new requirements are expected to slow the market’s growth but over time attract larger and more wealthy families to set up in Singapore.

    Structural Regulation

    Financial Firms Offered Incentives to Set Up Shop in Shenzhen

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/04/2022

    Newly registered financial enterprises that choose to be headquartered in Shenzhen will be offered a one-off incentive worth up to CNY 50 million.

    Structural Regulation

    Japan to Remove Quarterly Reporting Requirements

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    Legislation will be introduced in 2023 to remove a requirement for listed companies to provide the government with audited quarterly financial statements.

    Trading & Investment

    Bangladesh CSE, India MCX Partner to Establish Commodity Exchange

    By Mark Johnston | 19/04/2022

    The new commodity exchange in Bangladesh will introduce standardised commodity contracts and help address concerns over manipulation in domestic commodity trades.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Issues Risk Management Framework for New EGR Segment

    By Editors | 17/04/2022

    The framework sets out a system for stock exchanges to collect margins from trading members to cover potential losses from trading in Electronic Gold Receipts.

    Trading & Investment

    US SEC Proposes Registration Requirement for Security-Based SEFs

    By Mark Johnston | 16/04/2022

    The rules will improve transparency over total return swaps, the instruments partly responsible for last year’s blowup at Archegos Capital Management.

    Trading & Investment

    BSEC Tightens Circuit Breaker Limit for Dhaka SME Board

    By Editors | 15/04/2022

    The SME board commenced trading last October and has seen volume spikes as a result of a waiver from a requirement for traders to register.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Seeks to Loosen Restrictions on Mutual Fund Sponsors

    By Editors | 13/04/2022

    A new working group will recommend new eligibility criteria that could allow private equity funds and other pooled investment vehicles entities to sponsor mutual funds.

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