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Regulatory round up: Pakistan publishes draft Shariah Governance Regulations

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has begun a consultation into draft Shariah governance regulations, which it said are a comprehensive set of requirements for the governance of Shariah-compliant companies and entities, Shariah-compliant securities and Islamic financial institutions …

Carillion: MPs grill FRC chief executive over regulator’s role

UK MPs investigating the collapse of Carillion gave Steve Haddrill, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) chief executive, a grilling over the regulator’s role in recent years.

In his evidence to the joint inquiry by the House of Commons’ Work and Pensions …

House of Commons’ committees launch joint Carillion inquiry

The House of Commons’ Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees have launched a joint inquiry into the collapse of construction firm Carillion.

The select committees said they would be investigating how a company that was …

Regulatory updates: Hong Kong to strengthen auditor oversight

Hong Kong’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has welcomed the governments plans to strengthen auditor oversight in Hong Kong.

The Financial Reporting Council (Amendment) Bill 2018, will be introduced into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for its first reading …

Hong Kong Stock Exchange to expand its listing regime to attract more companies

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is to expand its listing regime in a bid to attract more companies from growing business sectors and to boost its competitiveness compared with other major financial centres.

This follows a consultation which began …

Australian regulator takes Glaxosmithkline and Novartis to court

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking subsidiaries of pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Novartis to court over misleading marketing of the Voltaren Osteo Gel and Voltaren Emulgel pain relieving gels.

It is alleged that both firms claimed …

TPR: Trustees should be able to implement their ESG-based policies

UK pension fund trustees who want to fulfil their fiduciary duty should be able to implement their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and challenge their investment advisers on these issues according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The regulator issued …

US round-up: Investors tell SEC to protect shareholder rights

US institutional investors have written to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a meeting with the financial regulator voicing their public support for the SEC’s Rule 14a-8 which provides them with the right to put forward resolutions at company …

Audit Round-up: FRC works to improve audit committee reporting

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is looking to improve audit committee reporting in respect of company disclosures in annual reports and how auditors report information to audit committees, Melanie McLaren, executive director, audit and actuarial regulation division said in …

EU fines Scania for taking part in a trucks cartel

Truck manufacturer Scania, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, was the final truck manufacturer to be fined recently for being part of a cartel with five other firms by the European Commission. The other truck-makers settled with the Commission last year.