Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Asks Investment Bankers to Launch IPOs Faster – Report

10/12/2024

The CSRC has reportedly been urging investment banks to speed up their work on listing mainland companies in Hong Kong.

Korean Banks Pledge to Enhance Support for Small Businesses

10/12/2024

The KFB and member banks agreed at the first meeting of a new task force to develop effective and sustainable support measures for small business owners.

Singapore’s Temasek Establishes New Portfolio Dedicated to Private Credit

10/12/2024

Temasek said the move will enhance its ability to capture global private credit opportunities and shape a resilient and forward-looking portfolio.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Relaxes Rules for Providing Credit to HNW Clients

10/12/2024

Banks are allowed to accept foreign bonds, offshore structured products, or foreign currency-denominated structured bonds as collateral.

India Surprises Market With New RBI Governor Appointment

10/12/2024

Sanjay Malhotra, Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, was appointed as RBI governor for a three-year term.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Sifma Releases Findings from Regulated Settlement Network PoC

09/12/2024

The findings demonstrated the potential of shared ledger technology to settle tokenised money and securities and address current inefficiencies and operational risks.

Enforcement

FSC Korea Refers First Finfluencer Cases for Prosecution

09/12/2024

The FSC said the finfluencers pre-purchased stocks and then recommended and sold those stocks to their subscribers to make unfair profits.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Proposes to Introduce Closing Auction Session for Indian Stocks

09/12/2024

SEBI proposes to replace the VWAP mechanism with a 15-minute CAS session to determine the closing prices of stocks.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Proposes Updates to Reporting Standard for Capital Adequacy

08/12/2024

The amendments to ARS 110 account for APRA’s new rules for banks on liquidity management and IRRBB reporting.