Trading & Investment

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    Trading & Investment

    FSB Calls on Supervisors to Align LIBOR Messaging

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2021

    Engagement with FIs regarding LIBOR transition planning has not yet started or had only just started in six FSB jurisdictions.

    Cryptocurrency

    Philippine Bourse Seeks to Launch Crypto Business – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/07/2021

    CEO Ramon Monzon said the PSE should be the exchange platform for crypto assets because it already has the trading infrastructure and investor safeguards in place.

    Market Abuse

    Taiwan Probe Casts Light on ‘Rampant’ Insider Trading – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2021

    A probe into a vaccine maker has cast a light on the prevalence of stock manipulation in Taiwan, where financial regulators do not have jurisdiction over insider trading cases.

    Structural Regulation

    SC Malaysia Warns Unlisted Public Companies on Share Offerings

    By Editors | 06/07/2021

    When offering shares, unlisted public companies need to ensure that the prospective investor they approach is a sophisticated investor.

    Structural Regulation

    EU Regulators Urge Participants to Stop Using LIBOR

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/07/2021

    Market participants are asked not to wait for the European Commission to exercise its powers to designate a replacement for LIBOR.

    Structural Regulation

    Corporate Governance Policy Frameworks Need Strengthening: OECD

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/07/2021

    The OECD says significantly fewer companies are using public equity markets, but that strengthening corporate governance policies and frameworks can help.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Westpac to Pay Remediation Over Corporate Actions Failures

    By Editors | 04/07/2021

    ASIC says it encourages all advice licensees and platform operators to consider their own corporate action management arrangements.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Allows Cross Margin Benefits in Commodity Futures Trades

    By Editors | 03/07/2021

    The move is part of efforts to improve efficiency in the use of the margin capital and enhance market liquidity.

    Trading & Investment

    BOJ Seeks to Stimulate Bond Market Trading Activity

    By Editors | 03/07/2021

    The BOJ has cut its bond purchase targets, reflecting a desire to make the market more active after its own policy led to stagnant trading.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia to Launch Night Trading in Derivatives by Q4

    By Editors | 02/07/2021

    Night Trading will enhance price discovery, align Malaysia’s derivatives market with global practices, and attract foreign traders.

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