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Trading & Investment
Myanmar to Open Stock Market to Resident Foreigners in March
21/02/2020
Allowing foreigners to buy stocks is one of the ways Myanmar hopes to bolster its moribund stock market, which after four years still has only five stocks.
Tokenisation
Bank of Korea Experiments with Blockchain for Bond Settlement
21/02/2020
Under the proof of concept system now being developed, bond issuance, management, settlement and recordkeeping will be done using blockchain technology.
Capital Adequacy
ISDA Publishes Uncleared Margin Implementation Project Checklist
21/02/2020
The checklist is suggested as a resource guide to highlight key implementation considerations for entities expecting to come into scope in September.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Approves Proposals to Tighten Investment Adviser Regulation
21/02/2020
The proposals approved include higher net worth requirements for investment advisers, a cap on fees, and segregation of investment advice from product distribution.
Trading & Investment
PBOC Issues Draft Rules on Standardised Notes Issuance
21/02/2020
The draft rules seek to standardise the instrument and improve its utility as a financing channel for SMEs, while also setting out supervisory measures and applicable rights to protect investors.
Capital Adequacy
Basel IV to Impact APAC Banks Unevenly: Moody’s
20/02/2020
‘Basel IV’ will narrow the gap between the internal ratings based approach and the standardised approach for calculating risk-weighted assets.
Structural Regulation
European Commission Launches MiFID II Review
20/02/2020
The introduction of a consolidated tape and enhancements to investor protection are high priority items in the review.
Structural Regulation
India Cabinet Approves SEBI-FCA Updated AIFMD MoU
20/02/2020
The updated MoU substitutes references to EU legislation with the relevant UK law, pursuant to the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January.
PEPs & Sanctions
Huawei Alleges HSBC Continued Evading Sanctions After 2012 DPA
20/02/2020
HSBC continued to evade Iran sanctions after its 2012 deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice, Huawei lawyers say in a letter to a New York District Court.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Taiwan FSC Fines Cathay Life for Lax Sales Controls
20/02/2020
Cathay Life failed to improve its internal controls for sales agents and its insurance underwriting mechanism despite complaints from 14 customers.
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