MAS announces a S$100m grant to support sustainability.
Category: Regulation
China extends futures offerings to foreign institutions
Qualified institutional investors are now allowed to trade commodity futures, commodity options and stock index options.
Chinese companies delisting from US: Could this improve ESG credentials?
More stringent diversity and sustainability rules to list in Hong Kong or Singapore.
Singapore enhances ESG metrics for funds
From January MAS requires funds to provide details on their investment strategies, criteria used and associated risks.
China to create retirement planning programme
It will initially be available via the four state-owned banks across five cities.
RBC fined HK$7.7m for mishandling client assets
There is no evidence of losses for customers.
Hong Kong and China to launch Swap Connect
Authorities in both jurisdictions announce that the latest trading agreement is set to start in six months’ time.
China greenlights Goldman Sachs wealth management JV
Goldman Sachs ICBC Wealth Management can now offer wealth management products to domestic Chinese clients.
Aussie regulator freezes assets of director and his four firms
They allegedly obtained A$2.5m by misleading investors
Singapore creates roadmap for sovereign green bonds
The lion city plans to issue up to S$35bn ($25.4bn) in green financing by 2030.