All posts tagged "bonds"
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171Asia-PacificBangladesh Regulator Approves Rules for ‘Alternative Trading Board’
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a set of rules to enable the trading of non-listed companies on a new ATB board.
December 6, 2019 -
302ChinaChina Issues Measures to Clean Up Credit Ratings Industry
The measures are part of China's efforts to clean up the ratings industry and open up to foreign competition, in order to boost foreign participation in the domestic bond markets.
December 3, 2019 -
162Asia-PacificBSP Relaxes Requirements on Issuance of Debt Instruments
Related companies of issuing banks are allowed to underwrite or arrange LTNCTDs, bonds and commercial papers, subject to certain conditions.
December 3, 2019 -
259ChinaSGX to Develop New Products Using China Bond Indices
SGX, ICBC and the CCDC will explore the development of new index fund products using newly-launched China Bond Indices as the underlying, to be listed in Singapore.
November 27, 2019 -
178Asia-Pacific
BSP Excludes Interbank Borrowings from Reserve Calculations
"The exclusion of these types of borrowings from the reserve base of banks and quasi-banks will result in freed-up liquidity for lending or investment activities,” the BSP said.
November 25, 2019 -
362ChinaChina Eases Foreign Access to Interbank FX Derivatives for Hedging
Under draft measures from SAFE, foreign institutional investors may participate in interbank FX derivatives to manage foreign exchange risk arising from interbank bond investments.
November 18, 2019 -
312EnforcementUBS to Pay HK$600m in Fines and Compensation for Overcharging Clients
The SFC reprimanded and fined UBS for overcharging clients over a ten-year period, affecting 5,000 Hong Kong-managed client accounts in over 28,000 transactions.
November 12, 2019 -
551Securities & TradingMAS Approves Sandbox Launch of Blockchain Based Bond Exchange
Singapore-based fintech BondEvalue will use a permissioned blockchain to enable electronical trading of bonds, in $1,000 denominations, with instant settlement and greater price transparency.
November 7, 2019 -
620ChinaChina Bond Market Access Schemes to Become Interoperable
Foreign institutional investors can transfer bond holdings and funds between their QFII/RQFII and direct investment schemes starting from 15 November.
October 18, 2019 -
305Asia-Pacific
BSP Reduces Reserve Requirement for Bank Bonds
The move to lower is aimed at deepening the debt market and reducing the intermediation cost that bond issuers could pass on to bond holders.
October 18, 2019
