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    UBS Becomes First Foreign Bank to Offer Family Trusts in China

    By Editors | 28/07/2021

    UBS (China) Ltd will provide advisory services to high-net-worth households and offer family trust solutions that integrate wealth preservation and transfer.

    Trading & Investment

    Shanghai to Test Yuan in Cross-border Financial Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/07/2021

    Shanghai’s Pudong New Area will be able to freely use the yuan in cross-border financial products in a new pilot programme.

    Trading & Investment

    SGX Expands Into FX OTC Space with Another Acquisition

    By Editors | 26/07/2021

    SGX is acquiring FX trading platform MaxxTrader, paving the way for it to build an integrated and scalable FX OTC marketplace anchored in Singapore.

    Trading & Investment

    ISDA to Implement Fallbacks for GBP & USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2021

    A consultation on whether ISDA should implement fallbacks for GBP and USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates received support from a “significant majority” of respondents.

    Trading & Investment

    ARRC Endorses Shift to RFRs for Cross-currency Basis Swaps

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/07/2021

    From 21 September, interdealer trading in cross-currency basis swaps between USD, JPY, GBP and CHF would reference each currency’s RFR.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan Launches Two New Trading Boards for Startups

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/07/2021

    Only qualified investors can trade on the new boards, including individuals that meet a net worth or annual income requirement.

    Trading & Investment

    Experts Debate Treatment of Retail Investors in HNA Restructuring

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/07/2021

    Debt claims exceeding CNY 30 billion were mainly filed by HNA employees and their relatives who purchased wealth management products from three HNA-backed P2P platforms.

    Trading & Investment

    ISDA Launches Microsite to Facilitate Understanding of IBOR Fallbacks

    By Editors | 22/07/2021

    The microsite provides information about adoption rates for the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and graphs comparing LIBOR and fallback rates.

    Trading & Investment

    SET Seeks to Allow Derivative Warrants to Use Foreign Stocks

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/07/2021

    The SET will ask the Thai SEC to amend regulations to allow derivative warrants to use foreign stocks as their underlying assets.

    Trading & Investment

    China May Allow Foreign Firms to Invest Offshore Yuan via QFII

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/07/2021

    Currently the QFII programme only allows foreign investors to use foreign currency, converted into onshore yuan, to invest in mainland markets.

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