All posts tagged "Hedge Funds"
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304KoreaFSC Korea Revises Liquid Asset Requirements for Repo Borrowers
The liquid asset holding requirements for repo market borrowers such as hedge funds will gradually increase in three stages from July until April 2021.
June 27, 2020 -
1.1KContributed ArticleWhat CSDR’s Settlement Discipline Regime Means for Asia’s Buy-side
CSDR's Settlement Discipline Regime could expose Asian firms to settlement failure penalties on their trades with EU counterparties, writes DTCC's Matt Johnson.
June 22, 2020 -
356Big PictureHedge Funds Have Sufficient Liquidity, Low Leverage: IOSCO
Hedge funds were found to have sufficient portfolio liquidity to meet investor redemption demands under normal market conditions, based on end-September 2018 data.
April 16, 2020 -
476AML / KYCFinancial Secrecy Index Ranks Hong Kong, Singapore in Top Five
The Tax Justice Network has released its 2020 rankings of jurisdictions according to their secrecy and the scale of their offshore financial activities.
March 2, 2020 -
445JapanJapan: New Foreign Investment Rule to Impact Up to 500 Listed Firms
Proposed ministry orders currently being finalised will reportedly exempt a wide range of foreign financial institutions and hedge funds from the reporting requirement.
February 24, 2020 -
590EnforcementLime Asset, Shinhan Investment Raided in Hedge Fund Misselling Probe
Investigators were dispatched to both firms to secure computer drives and documents linked to alleged misselling and fraud at both firms.
February 20, 2020 -
664Enforcement
Korea to Strengthen Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds
The FSC will cap illiquid investments at 50% for open-ended funds, require them to conduct regular stress tests, raise transparency of complex fund structures, and enhance supervisory monitoring.
February 15, 2020 -
434UncategorisedHedge Funds Face High Expectations on ESG Adoption
ESG and sustainability considerations have become a ‘must-have’ in the hedge fund industry, says a new report from KPMG, AIMA, CAIA and CREATE-Research.
February 11, 2020 -
417FeatureFSS Korea Finds Mismanaged Liquidity at More Private Equity Funds
The FSS has identified at least four firms whose funds face potential liquidity crisis risks, similar to Lime Asset Management, which has so far frozen 1.7tr won in assets.
February 4, 2020 -
648Fintech / RegtechMAS Sandbox Graduate ‘iSTOX’ Approved for Full Launch
The iSTOX platform connects buyers and sellers of digitised securities denominated in fiat currencies, catering to institutional and accredited investors in Singapore.
February 4, 2020
