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    Sustainable Finance

    Luxembourg, India Sign Three Market Cooperation Agreements

    By Editors | 23/11/2020

    An MOU between LuxSE and India INX will enable Indian issuers to dual-list green bonds in Luxembourg, thereby increasing their visibility and secondary market trading.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Directs Directs NSE to Triple Investor Protection Fund

    By Editors | 23/11/2020

    SEBI says it will review the adequacy of NSE’s investor protection fund on a half-yearly basis and that incremental contributions will be made “if required”.

    Structural Regulation

    Industry Bodies Call For Delay to EU Third-country Benchmarks Regime

    By Editors | 22/11/2020

    ISDA and 13 other associations say they believe an extension of the transitional period for third-country benchmarks under BMR is urgently needed.

    Trading & Investment

    UPDATED – First Brokers Approved to Use TSE’s CONNEQTOR Platform

    By Editors | 22/11/2020

    CONNEQTOR enables institutional investors who want to trade a particular ETF at a particular quantity to send an RFQs to market makers.

    Structural Regulation

    LIBOR Transition Work Needs to Accelerate in Early 2021: FSB

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2020

    In a progress report on global transition efforts, the FSB highlights slower progress in loan markets, which it says must be addressed urgently.

    Structural Regulation

    NAFMII Issues New Rules for Interbank Bond Market

    By Editors | 20/11/2020

    The rules prohibit issuers from directly subscribing to their own bonds in the interbank market or buying them indirectly through affiliates or asset management products.

    Trading & Investment

    FSC Korea to Enable Greater Retail Participation in IPOs

    By Editors | 20/11/2020

    From next month, the retail allocation of IPOs shares will increase from 20% to 30%, and a fairer approach to allocations will be adopted.

    Trading & Investment

    Sri Lanka Budget Offers Boost to Capital Markets, Banking Sector

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 19/11/2020

    The government has proposed tax incentives for newly-listed companies and investment in REITs, in addition to proposals to strengthen the banking sector.

    Trading & Investment

    APLMA Seeks Consensus on SOFR-based Loan Facilities in APAC

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2020

    New discussion drafts cover the use of SOFR for USD loan facilities in APAC, one using the compounded average approach and the other based on Daily Simple SOFR.

    Market Abuse

    China Bond Default Shock Prompts NAFMII Underwriter Probe

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2020

    Haitong Securities, Industrial Bank, China Everbright Bank, Zhongyuan Bank are suspected of violations, as recent defaults prompt concerns over the health of SOEs.

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