SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Unveils New Green Finance and Market Initiatives with China

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/11/2024

The initiatives aim to expand cross-border green financing flows, enhance bond market connectivity, and deepen collaboration on index and ETF products.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Introduces Bill to Boost REITs, Options Markets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/11/2024

The bill will remove stamp duties payable on transfers of REITs shares or units and jobbing business of options market makers.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Expands Trade Reporting Requirements to Include FX Spot Deals

By Editors | 12/11/2024

The new reporting requirements are aimed at ensuring the RBI has a more complete view of the FX market for monitoring and regulatory purposes.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Updates Fund Liquidity Risk Management Recommendations

By Manesh Samtani | 12/11/2024

The proposed updates emphasise the need for open-ended funds to implement anti-dilution and quantity-based liquidity management tools in both normal and stressed market conditions.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC to Relax Rule on Discretionary Investment Accounts

By Editors | 12/11/2024

The proposed amendment removes a rule that limits the discretionary investment services that local investment firms can provide.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Launches New ‘Value Up’ ETF and ETN Products

By Manesh Samtani | 11/11/2024

KRX and four other organisations have also launched a KRW 100 billion fund to invest in the new exchange-traded products and their constituent stocks.

Securities / Derivatives

Chinese Exchanges, Deutsche Börse Sign MoUs on Depositary Receipts

By Manesh Samtani | 10/11/2024

The MOUs will facilitate the implementation of depositary receipts linkages between Shanghai/Shenzhen and Germany.

Market Infrastructure

Japan FSA to Relax Rules on Proprietary Trading Systems – Report

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/11/2024

The FSA plans to ease trading volume caps which restrict proprietary trading systems from employing auction-based trading methods.

ESG / Sustainability

Chinese Exchanges Issue Guides on Preparing Sustainability Reports

By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2024

The guides provide a “toolbox” to help listed companies improve their sustainable development governance frameworks, workflows and related disclosures.