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Ant Group’s $35 bln IPO unlikely to be hurt by possible U.S. curbs

Ant is working towards a dual-listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong possibly as soon as this month in what sources have said could be the world’s largest IPO, surpassing oil giant Saudi Aramco’s 2222.SE $29.4 billion float in December.
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering curbs on Ant, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba and Tencent over concerns their payment platforms threaten national security, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

If implemented, the restrictions would illustrate how Trump’s administration is seeking to prevent Chinese companies from embedding themselves in the U.S. financial system before they become a significant competitive threat.

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LIC, GIC Re & New India Assurance are Domestic Systemically Important Insurers, need enhanced supervision:IRDAI 

“D-SIIs are perceived as insurers that are ‘too big or too important to fail’ (TBTF) ABD we have asked these three institutions to raise the level of corporate governance and  identify all relevant risk and promote a sound risk management culture.This perception and the perceived expectation of government support may amplify risk taking, reduce market discipline, create competitive distortions, and increase the possibility of distress in future,said IRDAI

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HSBC HK shares drop to lowest since 1995, StanChart falls after ‘FinCEN’ leak

HSBC shares in Hong Kong fell as much as 4.4 per cent to HK$29.60 on Monday morning, the lowest since May 1995, while StanChart dropped as much as 3.8 per cent to HK$35.80, the lowest since May 25 this year.
The revelations underscore challenges for regulatory and financial institutions trying to stop the flow of dirty money despite billions of dollars of investments and penalties imposed on banks in the past decade.

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World’s top companies urge action on nature loss ahead of U.N. talks

“Healthy societies, resilient economies and thriving businesses rely on nature. Governments must adopt policies now to reverse nature loss in this decade,” the companies said in a statement.
Others to sign included IKEA, Unilever and AXA .

Business for Nature, the coalition which organised the statement, said it was the first time so many companies had issued a joint call emphasising the crucial role healthy ecosystems play in human well-being.

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IRDA to unveil standard Term Policy and covers for MSME and small dwellings soon:Khuntia 

The guidelines regarding the standard products for term plans, dwelling and MSMEs will be rolled out soon by the regulator, said Subhash C Khuntia, chairman  Irdai, while addressing CIIs 22nd Insurance and Pension Summit on Thursday.
The segment regulator is also looking to introduce the risk-based solvency for the insurance companies in next three years. 

The regulator also believes that negative growth seen in the new premiums for insurance industry since March, will improve in the months to come. 

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