Financial Services Regulatory Update 2018/11/23

  • Highlights of Speech by Mr. John Price, Commissioner, Australian Securities and Investments Commission on “Whistleblowing – New Rules, New Policies, New Vision”
  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Announces Thematic Review of Remote Booking, Operational and Data Risk Management Practices
  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Sets Out New Regulatory Approach for Virtual Assets
  • Highlights of the Speech by Mr. Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2018 on the Regulatory Response to the Growing Importance of Financial Technology
  • Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Unanimously Dismisses Appeal by Solicitor and his Sisters in Fraud Case Brought by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Involving Overseas Listed Securities
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Its Latest Review of Listed Issuers’ Corporate Governance Practices and Updates Its Guidance Material on Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Warnings about Mobile Applications (Apps) on Personal Financial Management
  • Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Initiates Enforcement Investigation on Cathay Pacific Airways Limited’s Data Breach Incident
  • Bank Indonesia and Monetary Authority of Singapore Establish US$10 Billion Bilateral Financial Arrangement
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore Initiates Business Sans Borders to Foster Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Digitization
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore Introduces New Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency Principles to Promote Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore Proposes New Regulatory Sandbox with Fast-Track Approvals
  • The Bank of Canada, Bank of England and Monetary Authority of Singapore Share Assessment on Emerging Opportunities for Digital Transformation in Cross-border Payments
  • Singapore Exchange Strengthens Partnerships in China with the Signing of Two Memorandums of Understanding
  • Singapore Exchange Regulation Proposes Changes to Delisting Rules
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore Exchange Successfully Leverage Blockchain Technology for Settlement of Tokenized Assets
  • Singapore Exchange to Launch New Securities Settlement and Depository System T+2 Securities Settlement Cycle on December 10, 2018
  • Bank of China Limited, China Foreign Exchange Trade System & National Interbank Funding Center and Singapore Exchange Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement on CFETS-BOC Bond Indices
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Disclosure Improvements for Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Contracts
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges EtherDelta Founder With Operating an Unregistered Exchange
  • Stock Research Firm and Co-Founders Charged with Deceiving Investors in Supposedly Unbiased Reports by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Settles Insider Trading Claims Against Former Chairman and CEO of Advanced Medical Optics
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Giga Entertainment Media, Former Officers and Directors with Fraud in Pay-For-Download Campaign
  • Two Initial Coin Offerings Issuers Settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Registration Charges and Agree to Register Tokens as Securities
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Formulates Relevant Business Rules to Support Listed Companies’ Legal Shares Repurchases
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange and Japan Exchange Group Sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Closer Cooperation to Promote China-Japanese ETF Connect
  • Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom Launches Cost Transparency Initiative on Charges Payable by Institutional Investors
  • The United Kingdom’s Upper Tribunal Upholds the Financial Conduct Authority’s Decision to Fine and Ban Former Keydata Investment Services Ltd Executives
  • European Securities and Markets Authority Launches Call for Evidence on Periodic Auctions for Equity Instruments
  • European Securities and Markets Authority Consults on Future Guidelines for Money Market Funds’ Disclosure
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