Financial Services Regulatory Update 2018/01/19

Financial Services Regulatory Update 2018/01/19

  • China to Step Up Oversight Over the Banking Industry
  • Singapore Corporate Governance Council Launches Public Consultation to Strengthen Corporate Governance
  • CSRC to Deepen Reform of Local and Overseas Listing Systems and Bond Market this Year
  • China’s PBOC to Give Abject Poverty Areas Priority in New Financial Capital and Services
  • Hong Kong SFC Reprimands and Fines EFG Bank AG HK$2 Million
  • Hong Kong SFC Releases Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities on Recommendations from JFIU regarding the Quality of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STR)
  • Brazil: CVM Forbids Funds from Investing in Bitcoin and Other Crypto-currencies
  • Amendments to Rules Regarding Stock Pledge and Repo Transactions by SZSE and CSDS
  • European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Publishes First MiFID II Position Management Controls for Commodity Derivatives
  • EBA Publishes Final Guidelines on Disclosure Requirements of IFRS 9 Transitional Arrangements
  • HKMA Launches Consultation on Rules for Loss-absorbing Capacity Requirements for Authorized Institutions under Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance
  • Hong Kong SFC Released Research Paper on Hong Kong ETF Market and Topical Issues in the ETF Space
    CBRC Forbids Use of Entrusted Loans for Investment and Related Purposes
  • Hong Kong SFC’s Consultation Paper Proposes to Increase Voting Approval Thresholds to 75% for Whitewash Transactions and to Enhance Supervision and Enforcement Regarding Takeovers

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Financial Services Regulatory Update 2018/01/05

Financial Services Regulatory Update 2018/01/05

  • China Securities Regulatory Commission’s Pilot Scheme to Allow Selected Hong Kong-listed H-share Companies’ Shares to be Fully Tradeable
  • China Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Consultation Papers on Management Measures to Further Improve the System of Independent Directors in Insurance Institutions
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority Signs Fintech Cooperation Agreement with Dubai Financial Services
  • China Securities Regulatory Commission: Full Implementation of the New Auditor Reporting Standards
  • United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Fines Tejoori £70k for Failing to Disclose Inside Information Asap
  • United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority’s Approach to Authorisation and Competition
  • London Stock Exchange’s ELITE and Subsidiary of Shenzhen Stock Exchange SSIC, Sign MoU to Launch Business Support and Capital Raising Program in China
  • China Securities Regulatory Commission and The Securities and Futures Commission Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Supervisory Assistance and Enforcement Cooperation in Futures Markets
  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Provides Additional Guidance to Licensed Corporations on Establishing and Maintaining Prudential Risk Management Practices for Client Money, Liquidity and the Concentration Risks of Funding Sources Within Group-Affiliated Entities
  • Amendments Made by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on the Format of Provisional Announcements to Improve the Accuracy of Information Disclosure

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