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Reporting & Disclosures
Bursa Malaysia and UN Global Compact Network Collaborate on Sustainability
29/11/2023
Bursa Malaysia and UNGCMYB will explore several initiatives to support the upskilling of sustainability practitioners of PLCs and SMEs.

Credit Risk
MAS Spotlights Interest Rate and Money Laundering Risks
29/11/2023
The latest Financial Stability Review discusses the impact of rising global interest rates on households and increased concerns over money laundering.

Trading & Investment
Chinese Insurers Team Up to Invest in Stock Market
29/11/2023
China Life Insurance and New China Life Insurance will set up a new fund to invest in stocks, responding to calls from regulators for insurers to step up support for the market.

Cryptocurrency
Crypto Firm Zipmex Suspends Operations Due to Capital Shortfall
29/11/2023
Thailand’s laws require digital assets businesses to suspend business operations if they are unable to maintain the net liquid capital requirement.

Structural Regulation
OJK Indonesia Launches Roadmap to Boost Islamic Banking
29/11/2023
The roadmap consists of five pillars, including one focusing on ensuring Islamic banking places emphasis on social welfare alongside profitability.

Credit Risk
PBOC to Boost Financial Support for Private Sector
29/11/2023
Banks are encouraged to continue providing financial services to private enterprises even if they run into temporary difficulties.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
China Revises Rules to Strengthen Self-Regulation in Fund Industry
29/11/2023
The revised rules impose expectations on fund management firms and their senior managers to focus more on risk management and ethical business conduct.

Trading & Investment
HKEX Lists Asia’s First-ever Saudi Arabia ETF
29/11/2023
The ETF, managed by CSOP Asset Management, was listed today in partnership with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

Clearing & Post-Trade
ASX Commits to Enhancing CHESS Project Delivery Capabilities
29/11/2023
ASX has committed to implementing all of the recommendations from an independent review of its Portfolio, Program, and Project Management frameworks.

PEPs & Sanctions
OFSI Touts Success in UK Court over Russia Sanctions Licence
29/11/2023
OFSI blog post summarises an October 2023 decision upholding the agency’s power to deny licence requests under the UK Russia sanctions regulations.
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