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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.
Structural Regulation
CBIRC Permits Allianz to Set Up Insurance Asset Management Business
By Editors | 02/02/2021
The business, to be incorporated in Beijing, will be the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management firm in China.
Structural Regulation
NAB Announces Plans to Acquire Australian Neobank 86 400
By Editors | 02/02/2021
NAB commenced discussions about a total acquisition of 86 400 in late 2020, having already owned an 18.3 percent stake in the neobank.
Trading & Investment
CSRC, Exchanges Issue Final Rules for Index Funds
By Editors | 01/02/2021
The rules seek to strengthen the professional competence of index fund managers, enhance the quality of underlying indexes used, and improve risk control.
Credit Risk
FSC Korea to Tighten Debt Service Ratio Rules in Q1
By Editors | 01/02/2021
The accumulation of excessive debt may pose a risk to the economic recovery, the FSC said, pledging to introduce measures to rein in household and corporate debt.
Market Abuse
Regulators, Lawmakers Express Concerns Over GameStop Trading
By Manesh Samtani | 01/02/2021
Regulators from the US to the UK and Malaysia have issued statements expressing concerns over the heightened volatility seen in the US market over the past week.
Trading & Investment
TOCOM Revises Order Handling Rules to Account for System Failure
By Editors | 31/01/2021
The trading rule revisions clarify that orders entrusted by customers with trading participants remain valid even if bids and offers are cancelled by TOCOM.
Trading & Investment
China Access Channels for Foreign Institutional Investors: ASIFMA
By Editors | 27/01/2021
New ASIFMA paper looks at the various investment access channels for foreign institutional investors investing in China’s capital markets.
Trading & Investment
Japan, Shanghai, Shenzhen to Expand ETF Connectivity Scheme
By Editors | 27/01/2021
The exchanges agreed to broaden the lineup of products available under the scheme and to collaborate in other areas including sustainable finance.
Trading & Investment
JPX to Launch Learning Environment for Data-Driven Trading
By Editors | 26/01/2021
The new project, known as J-Quants, will seek to help individuals learn about data-driven portfolio analysis and investment methods.
PEPs & Sanctions
Index Providers to Remove More Chinese Firms from Indexes
By Editors | 26/01/2021
MSCI and FTSE Russell say they will remove five more Chinese companies from their global indexes in the absence of further OFAC guidance.
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