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Australia Offers Three Options for Regulating BNPL Providers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/11/2022
The options seek to ensure BNPL is subject to appropriate regulation that balances consumer protection while still encouraging innovation.
ESG / Sustainability
SGX to Help Investors Identify Bonds Meeting Sustainability Standards
By Editors | 29/11/2022
Issuers that meet certain recognised standards will be able to use an ‘SGX Sustainable Fixed Income’ mark to identify their securities.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Launches Options on Hang Seng TECH Index Futures
By Editors | 29/11/2022
The new contract and other enhancements to Hang Seng TECH Index derivatives suite will provide global investors more choice and flexibility, said HKEX’s Wilfred Yiu.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Proposes Additional Revisions to IRRBB Standard
By Editors | 29/11/2022
APRA says the revisions are intended to result in a more stable IRRBB capital charge. It intends to finalise the revisions in mid-2023.
Market Infrastructure
India to Move F&O Stocks to T+1 Settlement in January
By Editors | 29/11/2022
The initial plan was to move stocks for which futures and options are available to the new T+1 settlement cycle in two batches.
ESG / Sustainability
HKEX Publishes Latest Findings from Review of ESG Disclosures
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/11/2022
HKEX said it is currently reviewing its ESG framework with a focus on enhancing climate disclosures amongst issuers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
VASPs Propose Measures to Improve Regulatory Mechanisms for Crypto
By Editors | 28/11/2022
The proposals include a mechanism to allow VASPs to discover one another, so as to better manage counterparty risk and enhance compliance requirements.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Issues Guidance on Protecting Against DDoS Attacks
By Editors | 28/11/2022
The guidance focuses on risk assessment, anti-DDoS control architecture, third party governance, and incident response and escalation.
Securities / Derivatives
MSCI Index Constituents Linked to Modern Slavery – Report
By Editors | 28/11/2022
A new report says many index funds and state pensions are investing in companies that use Uyghur forced labour or source from suppliers that do.
ESG / Sustainability
Taiwan to Encourage Foreign Fund Managers to Develop Local ESG Capabilities
By Editors | 28/11/2022
The FSC will encourage overseas fund managers to provide ESG-related research and technologies to their local agents in Taiwan.
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