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    Trading & Investment

    Thailand SEC Streamlines Process for Mutual Fund Approvals

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/06/2021

    Asset managers can start submitting applications for approval to establish a new mutual fund using a new online system from 1 June.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SGX Invites Feedback on Rule Amendments for ‘GIFT Connect’

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/06/2021

    The proposed amendments seek to clarify the obligations of SGX-DT trading members when accessing GIFT Connect to trade Nifty derivatives.

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Grants Securities License to DBS Joint Venture

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/06/2021

    DBS Securities China, 51 percent owned by DBS Bank, has official commenced business operations under a new securities licence.

    Trading & Investment

    RBI Issues Final Directions on Certificate of Deposit Issuance

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/06/2021

    Banks are not allowed to grant loans against CDs, but they are now permitted to buy back CDs before maturity, subject to certain conditions.

    Trading & Investment

    CFTC Subcommittee Proposes Switch to SOFR for Interdealer Swaps

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021

    The ARRC said the change, proposed for 26 July, will allow it to formally recommend forward-looking SOFR term rates published by CME Group.

    Operational Risk

    SFC Raises Supervisory Focus on Fund Manager Resilience

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/06/2021

    The SFC is on the lookout for funds with outsized and concentrated bets to prevent an Archegos-type event in Hong Kong.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Allows Foreign Funds to Transfer Securities to IFSC Off-Market

    By Editors | 07/06/2021

    Off-market transfers lower the costs associated with relocating funds to Gift City and make it a more attractive investment destination.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Defers Fund Disclosure Rule by Three Months

    By Editors | 04/06/2021

    New rules for the disclosure of scheme risk-o-meters, performance and portfolio details will be implemented on 1 September instead of 1 June.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Biden Executive Order Amends, Clarifies China Blacklist

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/06/2021

    The revised EO is clearer, addresses many of the problem areas in the old EO, and is more enforceable, says Nick Turner at Steptoe & Johnson.

    Trading & Investment

    China’s SAFE Awards $10.3bn Worth of New QDII Quotas

    By Editors | 04/06/2021

    The new quotas, awarded to 17 institutions, represent the largest approval by SAFE in the history of the QDII scheme.

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