10/14/2019
SIX signs memorandum with Shenzen Stock Exchange
SIX CEO Jos Dijsselhof said: ‘I am excited that the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and SIX will work together to further internationalise our respective securities markets."
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/14/2019
African Development Bank, Government Pension Investment Fund, partner for green, social and sustainability bond markets
GPIF is Japan's largest public fund investor and the largest pool of retirement savings in the world.
10/14/2019
MAS bans four individuals for engaging in fraudulent and dishonest conduct
Mr Teh misappropriated and cheated a total of about $350,000 from seven clients over a period of 3 years on the pretext of helping them to invest their monies or pay for their insurance premiums.
10/14/2019
Asian stocks to join Wall St, Europe in trade deal rally
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 1 per cent
10/14/2019
The market's uncertainty problem is getting worse
In many advanced economies, policy is not being conducted in a way that assists in providing some certainty to the decision-making process of local business.
10/14/2019
FSS in conflict with Hana over DLF document deletion
The data deletion was discovered after the FSS announced the results of its inspection on Oct. 1
10/14/2019
Plans for ‘offshore renminbi Nasdaq’ in Macau submitted to Beijing
Official involved in submitting proposal to central government says he hopes plan might be approved as a ‘birthday gift’ on 20th anniversary of city’s return to Chinese administration
10/14/2019
Australian PM's office accidentally sends confidential document to journalists
The 8,200-word document said that if asked about the International Monetary Fund climate change report which claims Australia may not meet it's 2030 target
10/14/2019
Individual banking agent licences studied
BoT attempting to raise financial access
10/11/2019
Singapore's Temasek rules out investment in Saudi Aramco IPO
But Temasek's focus on sustainability and environmental, social and governance principles made it more difficult to support Aramco's share sale, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private.
10/10/2019
ANZ bank to pay $682m to customers it ripped off over 10 years
Charge increases pressure on Westpac to reveal whether its compensation costs have risen
10/10/2019
Thai regulator to bar sale of junk bonds to small investors in proposed rule changes
Among other things, it’s proposing that unrated bonds and non-investment-grade debt should only be offered to institutional investors and to the issuer’s directors and executives.
10/09/2019
Former NAB adviser sentenced
Using their confidential information, Eung created false bank accounts in the names of his clients and withdrew their funds from those accounts, impersonating his clients in the process.
10/09/2019
China Could Be the Big Winner of Saudi Arabia’s Race to Become a Tech Hub
Beijing is a natural partner to fast and cheap development, but Riyadh should be wary of alienating its allies.
10/09/2019
Climate lawsuit increases pressure on responsible investing
Mark McVeigh’s unprecedented action, which is before the Federal Court this month,
10/08/2019
SFC Details Rules for Virtual Asset Fund Managers
Among other things, the SFC had announced that terms and conditions would be imposed on licensed corporations which manage or plan to manage portfolios with a stated investment objective to invest in virtual assets
10/08/2019
India gets first tranche of Swiss account details
Data will be useful to establish strong prosecution case against those with unaccounted wealth in form of investment in securities or other assets
10/07/2019
Judicial pen pals? Not this time
The case raises the issue as to what extent subpoenas may be issued locally against Cayman Islands affiliates of foreign companies, in order to avoid having to act against the foreign company directly in a foreign court.
10/07/2019
Attack on JPMorgan banker in Hong Kong sparks outrage in mainland China
Angry reaction to video of incident, including one commenter saying the behaviour went against the push for freedom and democracy in city
10/07/2019
Vietnam to promote trade and investment in Romania, Bulgaria
Members of the delegation include representatives of the MOIT (Trade Promotion Agency) and 20 businesses with strong export capabilities in the fields of agro-fishery, food (dried fruits, tea, coffee, milk, tinned and frozen fishery products), mechanical