New rules to attract overseas companies to list in Taiwan include the removal of a profitability requirement and a shortening of the FSC’s listing application review process.
July 13, 2018SFC consultation proposes to phase-in IM requirements to avoid market disruption; VM to take effect on 1 September 2019.
June 20, 2018Regulator does away with rules requiring Chinese investors to apply for QDII license to invest in foreign firms listed in Taiwan; foreign firms can also solicit Chinese investment through private placements, rights issues or stake transfer.
June 14, 2018Revised requirements including increased granularity and rationalisation of data in submissions; set to take effect on 1 October 2020.
May 23, 2018Board to develop support framework to help members address impact of ICOs on investor protection; agree to launch ‘Fintech Network’ to facilitate collaboration on fintech.
May 15, 2018Central bank will cap outstanding balances of short-term financing tools at 60% of a brokerage’s net capital; cap to be adjusted every six months based on brokers’ liquidity profiles.
April 16, 2018Paper says adopting LEIs should be mandatory for most market participants within six months of consultation conclusions being published.
March 29, 2018Australian securities regulator warns on ‘malicious cybercrime’; says surveillance of OTC markets will be another 2018 priority.
March 19, 2018BSE and NSE can launch cross-currency futures and options in the euro, pound and yen, against the dollar and rupee.
February 22, 2018The trading obligations would apply to banks with gross notional outstanding OTC derivatives exceeding SGD20 billion.
February 22, 2018