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Trading & Investment
China Widens Trading Band for Yuan-Ruble Currency Pair
By Editors | 10/03/2022
The existing 5 percent trading band around a daily midpoint set by the PBOC is making it difficult to price the exchange rate amid heightened ruble volatility.
Payments & Settlements
PBOC Outlines Progress to Advance GBA Connectivity
By Darien Choong | 10/03/2022
About 20,000 investors from the GBA cities participated in the Wealth Management Connect programme by the end of 2021.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities for Best Execution Failures
By Editors | 10/03/2022
The firm routed customer orders to its own ATS before routing any part of the order to an exchange of the customer’s preference, FINRA said.
Structural Regulation
Philippines Passes Law to Ease Foreign Investment Restrictions
By Editors | 09/03/2022
Qualified foreigners can fully own domestic enterprises including SMEs without prior approval, as long as they hire local workers.
Trading & Investment
Nickel Short Squeeze Prompts Scrutiny from Chinese Regulators
By Editors | 09/03/2022
State-owned entities are being asked to provide data on their exposures energy and commodity-linked derivatives contracts.
Trading & Investment
BOJ Forms Cross-Industry Forum on Interest Rate Benchmarks
By Editors | 09/03/2022
The Forum will facilitate discussions on efforts to enhance the reliability of JPY interest rate benchmarks and practical issues related to the choice and usage of those benchmarks.
PEPs & Sanctions
Australia Sanctions More Russians Over Disinformation Campaign
By Editors | 08/03/2022
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, Future Fund, is reportedly trying to divest AUD 200 million of holdings in Russian companies.
Trading & Investment
Best Execution Requirements Come into Force in Singapore
By Manesh Samtani | 08/03/2022
MAS finalised the best execution requirements in September 2020, giving firms an 18-month transitional period for compliance.
Structural Regulation
FSC Korea Amends Rules to Promote Overseas Expansion of FIs
By Editors | 06/03/2022
The FSC has eased reporting requirements for Korean financial institutions engaged in operations and investment activities overseas.
Tokenisation
US SEC Probes Whether NFTs Are Being Used Like Securities
By Editors | 05/03/2022
The SEC has reportedly sent subpoenas demanding information about NFT offerings that could be raising funds like traditional securities.
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