All posts tagged "Capital Markets"
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380ChinaCBIRC Allows Banks to Offer Debt-to-equity Products to Investors
Banks have already been using bond issuances and their own capital to carry out debt-to-equity swaps since 2016. They will now be allowed to offer these assets directly to investors.
May 8, 2020 -
998Fintech / RegtechSGX, AMTD Enter Partnership on Capital Markets Development
The partnership will seek to promote Singapore’s capital market development, strengthen regional connectivity, support businesses, and explore the use of DLT in bond issuance.
May 6, 2020 -
702FeatureMalaysia: SC Allows E-wallet, E-payment Firms to Distribute Investment Products
Operators of e-wallet or e-payment applications can register with the SC and partner with capital markets licence holders to distribute investment products to investors.
May 5, 2020 -
357KoreaS. Korea Enhances Flexibility for Financial Investment Businesses
The legislative revisions will allow firms greater flexibility to implement Chinese walls and outsource key functions, while allowing for harsher penalties when issues arise.
May 5, 2020 -
382Malaysia
Malaysia SC Issues New Capital Market Advertising Guidelines
Effective from 4 May, advertisers of capital markets products and services are no longer required to submit their advertisement materials to the SC for approval.
May 4, 2020 -
546InternationalISDA, IIF Warn G20 of Acute USD Shortage in Emerging Markets
US dollar shortages could constrain policy responses aimed at cushioning emerging market economies from the Covid-19 shock.
April 14, 2020 -
438Asia-PacificIndonesia Has Adopted Measures to Implement PFMI: CPMI-IOSCO
Since the 2019 update, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have finished adopting measures that will enable them to implement the PFMIs for all financial market infrastructure types.
April 9, 2020 -
361Australia & NZNZX Subsidiary to Assume Frontline Regulatory Functions
The new subsidiary will be structurally separate from NZX's commercial and operational activities and governed by a largely independent board.
April 1, 2020 -
511Capital RegulationS. Korea Announces Emergency Financial Aid Package
The 100-trillion-won package includes funding for businesses, two market stabilisation funds, support for new bond issuance and liquidity support for brokerage firms.
March 24, 2020 -
466Feature
FSC Korea Unveils 2020 Roadmap to Stimulate Capital Markets
The FSC's plans include the development of a high yield corporate bond market, an overhaul of securitisation regulations, and looser rules on securities firms providing capital to SMEs, among others.
March 5, 2020
