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Securities / Derivatives
Vietnam Proposes Measures to Boost Corporate Bond Market
By Editors | 22/12/2022
The Ministry of Finance has proposed to defer a professional-investor-only requirement, and delay a requirement for large issuers to have a credit rating.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Indonesian Lawmakers Pass Major Financial Sector Reforms
By Editors | 20/12/2022
The legislation changes the central bank’s mandate, shifts crypto sector oversight to OJK, makes a digital rupiah legal tender, and introduces a carbon trading framework.
ESG / Sustainability
Bangladesh Launches New Refinance Scheme for Green Industrialisation
By Editors | 19/12/2022
Banks can borrow at 1% and on-lend the funds at 5%, to help borrowers finance new capital machinery and other equipment required for green industrialisation.
ESG / Sustainability
GFANZ Pledges Support for Vietnam Just Energy Transition
By Mark Johnston | 15/12/2022
Vietnam is the third country to launch a JETP, after South Africa at COP26 and Indonesia at last month’s G20 Leaders’ summit.
Securities / Derivatives
Industry Ranks Singapore Top APAC Market to Operate In
By Editors | 11/12/2022
In an ASIFMA survey, capital market participants ranked Singapore as the top market for its political environment and predictable and transparent regulatory policy.
Big Picture
Asian Investors Raise the Bar on Gender Diversity: ASIFMA
By ESG Investor | 06/12/2022
ASIFMA has published guidance on investors’ expectations on gender diversity to support understanding, engagement and disclosures among issuers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Bank Indonesia Outlines Plans to Commence CBDC Testing
By Editors | 05/12/2022
The first two phases will focus on experimentation with a wholesale CBDC. The third and final stage will involve end-to-end integration with a retail CBDC.
Capital / Liquidity
CBSL Issues Fresh Instruction on Consolidated SLAR Reporting
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 28/11/2022
The CBSL is working to address a local currency liquidity deficit in the banking system. Banks can continue to hold 90% NSFR until year-end.
ESG / Sustainability
ClientEarth, AIGCC Offer Asia Guidance on Climate Resolutions
By ESG Investor | 28/11/2022
Different tactics are required across the region for institutional investors looking to hold corporates to account on net zero strategies.
AML / KYC
Bangladesh Bank Call on Banks to Address Trade Mis-Invoicing
By Editors | 25/11/2022
Bangladesh Bank calls on banks and NBFIs to help stop over- and under-invoicing as they are causing the government to lose revenue and foreign currency.
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