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Structural Regulation
Korea Passes Bill to Ease Audit Burden on Smaller Companies
03/01/2023
The revision bill will benefit almost 1,000 listed companies, exempting them from a requirement to subject their internal accounting management systems to external audits.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Proposes Enhanced Rules for Stock Options Trading
03/01/2023
The rules allow futures companies to conduct market-making activities for stock options and require stock exchanges to supervise programmatic trading activities.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SEBI to Enhance Investor Grievance Redressal Mechanism
03/01/2023
SEBI proposes to allow mediation and arbitration to be conducted entirely online and to only have a sole arbitrator rather than a panel deciding cases.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
China: Two Former P2P Lending Executives Jailed for 20 Years
03/01/2023
Two executives of now-defunct Tuandai.com were convicted for fundraising fraud and illegal collection of public deposits, among other charges.
Tokenisation
China Launching National Digital Assets Platform
03/01/2023
The platform will allow users to register, store and protect intellectual property rights and digital collectibles.
Trading & Investment
Shanghai Bourse Launches New Trading Supervision System
03/01/2023
The new system can process more than 500,000 transactions per second in real-time. New issuance underwriting and offline IPO systems also launched.
Trading & Investment
China Extends Trading Hours of Onshore Yuan Market
03/01/2023
The move will provide greater convenience for global investors and enhance the attractiveness of yuan-denominated assets, the PBOC said.
Market Abuse
Singapore Imposes 36-Year Jail Sentence for Market Manipulation
03/01/2023
John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling were sentenced to 36 and 20 years in jail, respectively, for manipulating three penny stocks ten years ago.
Trading & Investment
SEBI to Review Fees and Expenses Charged by Mutual Funds
03/01/2023
SEBI will review existing regulatory provisions and market practices applicable to mutual fund fees and expenses and consider appropriate policy measures.
Stablecoins
Japan Relaxing Rules on Stablecoins, Token Listings
03/01/2023
FSA proposes to allow crypto firms to handle transactions using foreign issued stablecoins. The JVCEA has relaxed its token listing rules.
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