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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.
Trading & Investment
China Directs Local Gov’ts to Allow Bond Underwriting by Foreign Banks
By Editors | 07/01/2020
Local governments have been told to revise their procedures and remove restrictions to allow foreign-invested banks to participate in bond underwriting syndicates.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan Easing Rules to Encourage More Domestic Investment
By Editors | 07/01/2020
In March, the FSC will announce which banks qualify to issue new structured note products, after the regulator eased regulations on the investment targets they can be linked to.
Trading & Investment
CFETS to Launch Interest Rate Options Pilot in February
By Editors | 07/01/2020
Market participants must demonstrate adequate internal operating procedures and risk management systems are in place, and apply by 7 February to become interest rate option market trading members.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Chief Lays Out Vision for Decade Ahead
By Editors | 07/01/2020
Charles Li says HKEX will leverage the disruptive power of technology to enhance connectivity between China and the rest of the world in stock, bond and commodity markets.
Trading & Investment
RBI Expands Scope of Currency Derivatives Reporting Regime
By Editors | 07/01/2020
To date, the reporting framework only required banks to report currency derivatives transactions worth over $1mn. All transactions below this threshold now have to be reported.
Trading & Investment
Philippine SEC Approves Implementing Guidelines on Short Selling
By Editors | 06/01/2020
The new implementing guidelines address concerns over the effect of SBL and short selling transactions on trading participants’ books and records, error transactions, and capital adequacy.
Trading & Investment
Shanghai-London Connect Suspended Amid Political Tensions – Reports
By Editors | 05/01/2020
A CSRC spokesperson has denied the suspension after multiple media reports emerged that SSE companies have been temporarily blocked from listing depositary receipts on the LSE.
Structural Regulation
UPDATED – Known Applicants for Singapore Digital Bank Licences
By Manesh Samtani | 05/01/2020
Grab, Singtel, Razer, Ant Financial, V3 Group, EZ-Link, iFast Corporation, ByteDance, AMTD, Xiaomi, PhillipCapital, Temasek, Enigma Group and Singapura Finance are among applicants.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SEBI Directs Investment Advisers to Improve Conduct
By Editors | 02/01/2020
SEBI has observed that some investment advisers have been providing advice on a ‘free trial basis’, without performing client risk profiling and product suitability assessments.
Structural Regulation
SGX RegCo Launches Review of Regulatory Framework for Retail Bonds
By Editors | 02/01/2020
The working group tasked with recommending changes to the framework comprises representatives from the Securities Investors Association Singapore, DBS, OCBC, and UOB, among others.
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