7A.01.1
The Clearing House shall be entitled to restrict the activities of the Clearing Member on the Clearing House or suspend the Clearing Member without prior notice if:
7A.01.1.1 the Clearing Member becomes insolvent or is deemed insolvent;
7A.01.1.2 unless exempted, the Clearing Member ceases to hold a valid Capital Markets Services Licence as prescribed under the SFA, or ceases to be authorised to conduct banking business in Singapore pursuant to section 4 of the Banking Act 1970, where applicable;
7A.01.1.3 the Clearing House is of the opinion that the integrity of the Clearing Member, in relation to its financial integrity or conduct, or the Clearing House's ability to operate a safe and efficient clearing facility is, or may be, materially compromised in any of the following events:
a. the parent company or related corporation of the Clearing Member becomes insolvent or is deemed insolvent;
b. the Clearing Member is suspended or expelled from membership of any Relevant Market or its clearing house;
c. the Clearing Member fails to comply with or settle any of its financial obligations under the rules and regulations of any exchange or clearing house of which it is a member;
d. the Clearing Member fails duly to perform or is, in the opinion of the Clearing House, in breach of:
i. any provision of this Rules;
ii. any Directive which is in force from time to time; or
iii. any agreement, understanding or arrangement which the Clearing Member has with the Clearing House from time to time; or
7A.01.1.4 the Clearing House, in its absolute discretion, considers it necessary or desirable to protect its own interests, the interests of other Clearing Members and/or the interests of the customers of the Clearing Member.
Added on 7 August 20127 August 2012 and amended on 26 April 201326 April 2013, 29 December 201429 December 2014, 18 January 2022 and 29 July 2022.
7A.01.2
In restricting the activities of a Clearing Member pursuant to Rule 7A.01.1, the Clearing House may impose such conditions or requirements for the carrying on of its business on the Clearing House as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the following:
7A.01.2.1 prohibiting the Clearing Member from increasing its positions in one or more Contracts;
7A.01.2.2 prohibiting the Clearing Member from taking on positions in one or more Contracts which may increase its margin requirements;
7A.01.2.3 require the Clearing Member to close out positions in one or more Contracts; and
7A.01.2.4 prohibiting the repatriation of funds to any other person, unless the prior approval of the Clearing House has been obtained.
Added on 7 August 20127 August 2012.
7A.01.3
A Clearing Member or its parent company or its related corporation becomes insolvent or shall be deemed to be insolvent on the occurrence of any of the following events:—
7A.01.3.1 in the case of a Clearing Member only, it fails to fulfil or meet margins or settlement requirements for all or any of its Contracts;
7A.01.3.2 in the case of a Clearing Member only, it fails to post Performance Deposits with the Clearing House within the time specified in the relevant Contract Specifications;
7A.01.3.3 in the case of a Clearing Member only, it defaults upon any levy owing to the Clearing House arising out of Rule 7A.01A;
7A.01.3.4 it is or is at risk of being in material default under the term of any loan or other agreement relating to its indebtedness;
7A.01.3.5 it fails, is unable, admits its inability, or is deemed for the purposes of any law to be unable, to pay its debts as they fall due;
7A.01.3.6 a composition, assignment or arrangement is proposed or made for the benefit of its creditor;
7A.01.3.7 the value of its assets is less than its liabilities, taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities;
7A.01.3.8 by reason of its financial integrity having been or anticipated to be compromised, it proposes, or commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors, to suspend, stop, defer or reschedule payments on any of its indebtedness, or announces an intention to do so;
7A.01.3.9 it, its directors or other officers seek or give notice of their intention to seek, or if it or any of its assets becomes subject to, the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, judicial manager, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, conservator, custodian or other similar officer, whether out of court or otherwise;
7A.01.3.10 a moratorium is declared in respect of any of its indebtedness;
7A.01.3.11 the enforcement of any security over any of its assets, or any distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or served upon any of its assets;
7A.01.3.12 any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken, including without limitation the presentation of a petition, the making of an application, the filing of documents with a court, the convening of a meeting of the Clearing Member or its parent company, its directors or its members, the giving of a notice of a proposal or the passing of a resolution, in relation to or with a view to:
a. the winding up, liquidation, dissolution, or seeking of a judgment of insolvency or other relief under any insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights in respect of the Clearing Member, whether voluntary or involuntary; or
b. the administration, whether out of court, with a registrar or otherwise, judicial management or reorganisation, whether by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise, of the Clearing Member or its parent company, whether voluntary or involuntary.
7A.01.3.13 it causes or is subject to any event which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an effect analogous to any of the events specified above;
7A.01.3.14 it takes any action or step in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
7A.01.3.15 if the Clearing House considers in its absolute discretion that the occurrence of any such events or their equivalent is imminent or likely in any jurisdiction.
Added on 7 August 20127 August 2012 and amended on 29 July 201329 July 2013.
7A.01.4
A Clearing Member shall immediately notify the Clearing House upon the occurrence of any of the events stated in Rule 7A.01.1.
Added on 7 August 20127 August 2012.
7A.01.5
Where the Clearing House becomes aware of the occurrence of any of the events stated in Rule 7A.01.1, the Clearing House may take any of the following actions:
7A.01.5.1 request a Relevant Market to suspend the Clearing Member or otherwise restrict its activities on the Relevant Market if the Clearing Member's activities on the Clearing House are restricted or the Clearing Member has been suspended; or
7A.01.5.2 notify any other exchanges, operators of trade registration systems or clearing houses of any action or proceedings taken against the Clearing Member.
Added on 7 August 20127 August 2012.