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Supervision & Enforcement
SFC Fines China Everbright Over Expired Standing Authority
29/09/2020
The standing authority used to pledge client securities to obtain credit lines from banks was not renewed due to a miscommunication between compliance teams.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HKEX Chief Charles Li to Step Down at Year-end
29/09/2020
Charles Li will step down as HKEX Chief Executive on 31 December 2020, but remain as Senior Advisor to the Board for six months.
Credit Risk
Malaysia Extends Margin Financing Flexibilities to Year-end
29/09/2020
The temporary margin financing relief measures due to expire on 30 September will be extended to 31 December 2020.
Credit Risk
MAS in Talks with Banks on Extending Relief for Borrowers
29/09/2020
MAS may extend relief measures announced in March which allowed principal and interest payments on loans to be postponed until year-end.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Launches Five New MSCI Futures Contracts
29/09/2020
The bourse operator also plans to launch an MSCI Taiwan options contract later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions.
Supervision & Enforcement
SFC, IA Sign New MoU on Supervisory Cooperation
28/09/2020
The MoU covers case referrals, joint inspections and investigations, and sharing of information pertaining to products and relevant entities or key persons.
Trading & Investment
Singapore’s iFAST to Launch China Private Fund Manager Business
28/09/2020
iFAST Corporation expects to start selling private funds to qualified onshore individual and institutional investors in China in early 2021.
Trading & Investment
Korea Considers Capping Margin Lending, Underwriting Fees
28/09/2020
Interest rates on margin accounts vary between 4.5% and 9%; underwriting fees vary between 1% and 6% of the total value of the shares.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Police Lay Second Charge Against Hin Leong Founder
28/09/2020
The second charge is for a forged email that was used alongside an inter-tank transfer certificate to secure more than $56mn in trade financing.
AI Risk & Governance
RegTech Asia 2020: Trends, Review and Outlook
28/09/2020
How has the regtech industry has weathered the Covid-19 storm and provided support to global initiatives designed to keep our economies moving?
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