MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Market Infrastructure

India Eases Market Access for Foreign Institutions

By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2018

Private banks, merchant banks can invest on behalf of FPI clients; pre-approval requirement for switching local custodian effectively scrapped.

Market Infrastructure

SEC Blocks China-linked Acquisition of Chicago Exchange

By Editors | 17/02/2018

US regulator says deal didn’t comply with rules governing stock exchange ownership, lacked transparency on source of funds and relationships among investors.

Market Infrastructure

Industry Initiative Set to Streamline MAS 610 Compliance

By Editors | 12/02/2018

AxiomSL-led initative will define open taxonomy and standardise interpretations for the revised MAS 610 reporting mandate.

Market Infrastructure

Research in an Unbundled World

By Roland De Marsangy | 08/02/2018

Buy-side firms are finding their way to new ways of profiting from their research, and market volumes appear unaffected in the early stages of the MiFID II era.

Market Infrastructure

SFC Highlights Areas of Concern on Best Execution

By Bradley Maclean | 08/02/2018

Hong Kong SFC’s recent report on licensed corporations attitudes towards best execution practices shows there is much to be desired.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore, Malaysia Unveil Plans for Cross Border Stock Trading Link

By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2018

Link to be operational by year-end; will enable cross-border trading, clearing, settlement of shares between SGX and Bursa Malaysia.

Crypto / Digital Assets

How GDPR Could Deflate the Blockchain Hype

By Bradley Maclean | 05/02/2018

Firms adopting blockchain technology could struggle to comply with the EU’s incoming GDPR rules.

Securities / Derivatives

FIX Releases New Technical Standard on Cybersecurity

By Editors | 26/01/2018

The new technical standard specifies how to use TLS to secure FIX communications, expected to improve cybersecurity across the industry.

Market Infrastructure

South Korea to Introduce AI Market Monitor

By Samuel Riding | 26/01/2018

Korea Exchange says it will introduce AI system in July; could later expand to cover its secondary market, KOSDAQ.