Trading & Investment

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Chinese Court Orders Ratings Firm to Compensate Bond Creditors

By Editors | 07/01/2021

The court held Dagong Global Credit Rating, its controller, underwriter, accounting firm, and law firm jointly responsible for defaults by a construction company three years ago.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Outlines Next Steps for VCM, POS Enhancements

By Manesh Samtani | 07/01/2021

Phase 2 VCM enhancements will occur in March 2021 in the securities market. VCM and POS enhancements will be applied to the derivatives market in Q2 2021.

PEPs & Sanctions

FTSE Russell to Remove More Chinese Companies from Indexes

By Editors | 06/01/2021

The three companies being removed are China United Network Communications, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Nanjing Panda Electronics.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam to Establish New Entity to Manage HNX, HoSE

By Editors | 05/01/2021

The new Vietnam Stock Exchange will rate as a limited liability company to manage the Hanoi Stock Exchange and Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.

Trading & Investment

BOT to Issue THOR Linked Floating Rate Notes in March

By Editors | 05/01/2021

The move is aimed at promoting the use of THOR as a new reference rate in derivatives and cash products, the central bank said.

Structural Regulation

CBIRC to Allow WMPs to Be Sold Through Bank Channels

By Editors | 04/01/2021

Under draft rules, banks that absorb public deposits are allowed to act as agents to sell wealth management products issued by wealth management subsidiaries.

Trading & Investment

PBOC Offers Incentives for Interbank Bond Market Makers

By Editors | 04/01/2021

New rules set to take effect in April will streamline administration of market makers and for the first time establish an incentive mechanism.

Trading & Investment

SC Malaysia Issues Guidance to Address Unlicensed Investment Advice

By Editors | 03/01/2021

An increasing number of social media, chat room and messaging applications are providing stock recommendations or investment advice to the public for a fee.

Structural Regulation

China Unifies Disclosure Requirements for Corporate Bond Issuance

By Editors | 03/01/2021

The rules apply to companies issuing enterprise debt financing instruments, corporate bonds and enterprise bonds, whether in the interbank market or on exchanges.