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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI), and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) (collectively, the "regulators") recently published a report analyzing margin dynamics in centrally...

On March 31, 2023, the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) finalized amendments to the supervisory guidelines for financial business operators related to ESG Investment Trusts and ESG integration. These revisions provide regulatory guidance on the disclosures and conduct of ESG...

On April 14, 2023, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) released a consultation paper seeking feedback on mandatory climate disclosure requirements for all Hong Kong-listed issuers. HKEX proposes to transition its current "comply-or-explain" climate disclosure provisions to...

On February 27, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) finalized a set of cybersecurity and data security regulatory requirements (hereafter "the Administrative Measures") for the securities and futures sectors in response to China's three-pronged regulatory framework...

In November 2022, the Kishida administration of Japan published the Doubling Asset-based Income Plan, an economic policy to increase household asset-based income, especially for the middle class, and promote investment in the financial market.

On March 15, 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) provided guidance on how funds making Article 8 and 9 disclosures under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that are authorized in Hong Kong should incorporate SFDR pre-contractual disclosure template...

On March 10, 2023, the first session of China's 14th National People's Congress approved a reform plan to reorganize Mainland China's financial regulatory bodies. Under the plan, the authorities will create a new regulatory body, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA)...