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Trading & Investment
TWSE, TPEx to Launch New Trading Boards With Easier Listing Rules
By Editors | 03/12/2020
TWSE’s board will set a lower market cap requirement and no profitability requirement. TPEx’s board will allow companies to apply if they are recommended by two securities firms.
Trading & Investment
Ho Chi Minh Bourse to Raise Minimum Board Lot Tenfold
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/12/2020
HoSE plans to allow two weeks for modifications to trading systems, one week for testing, and implementation in January 2021.
Trading & Investment
SAFE Keeps With Pledge to Grant Additional QDII Quotas
By Editors | 03/12/2020
SAFE pledged to grant additional quotas quarterly. Since September, $12.72bn worth of QDII quotas have been granted to 71 institutions.
Trading & Investment
OCBC Securities, Lion Global to Launch SGX’s First Tech-focused ETF
By Editors | 03/12/2020
The ETF will launch on SGX on 10 December, tracking the Hang Seng TECH Index, which comprises Hong Kong’s 30 largest listed technology companies.
Trading & Investment
UOB to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore
By Editors | 03/12/2020
The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will help UOB achieve reduced latency, and aligns with MAS objectives to develop Singapore into a regional FX trading centre.
Structural Regulation
Bill to Block Chinese Listings on US Markets Passes Congress
By Editors | 03/12/2020
Once the President signs the bill into law, Chinese companies would be blocked from listing in the US if they don’t submit to PCAOB audits.
Market Abuse
CSRC Investigates SOE and Auditor Over Bond Default
By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2020
SOE defaults could pave the way for increased transparency, faster resolutions and more predictable outcomes for investors in the long run.
Structural Regulation
ASX Consults on Listing Rule Changes Ahead of March Implementation
By Editors | 03/12/2020
ASX is consulting on amendments to the listing rules to facilitate the introduction of its next batch of online forms in March 2021, among other proposals.
Structural Regulation
RBI Chief Calls for Smooth Transition from LIBOR
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/12/2020
Achieving a smooth transition from LIBOR will require “significant efforts” from all stakeholders, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said.
PEPs & Sanctions
US to Designate Four Companies as Linked to Chinese Military
By Editors | 02/12/2020
The companies that will reportedly be added to the list of companies linked to the Chinese military include chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC.
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