Securities / Derivatives

KRX to Provide Consulting to Support Corporate “Value Up” Plans

By Editors | 06/06/2024

One-on-one customised consulting will be provided to 100 small and medium-sized listed companies to help them establish and disclose their Value Up plans.

ESG / Sustainability

SET to Develop New System for Managing Emissions Data

By Editors | 06/06/2024

Energy consumption data will feed directly into the “SET Carbon system”. A prototype is expected to be ready in Q1 2025.

Securities / Derivatives

FIA, DMIST Publishes New Standards on Average Pricing

By Editors | 06/06/2024

DMIST calls for CCPs globally to adopt the new average pricing standards, to drive consistency and improve allocation processes.

Enforcement

SFC Obtains Asset Freeze Orders from Canadian Regulator

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/06/2024

The preservation orders were made to restrain the assets of a former Hong Kong CEO pursuant to the IOSCO EMMoU.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Releases Final Report on Handling Market Outages

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/06/2024

The report offers five good practices to improve trading venues’ preparedness for and resilience to market outages.

Securities / Derivatives

China Considers Market Data Restrictions for Quant Funds

By Editors | 06/06/2024

The move is reportedly intended to “blindfold” quant funds to make the market fairer and create a level playground for retail investors.

ESG / Sustainability

Active Super Engaged in Greenwashing, Australia Court Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/06/2024

Active Super made “misleading” and “deceptive” representations regarding exclusions applied to gambling, coal mining, Russian entities and oil tar sands investments.

Securities / Derivatives

FSC Korea Proposes to Revise Rules for Treasury Shares

By Editors | 05/06/2024

The changes will prevent misuse of the treasury stock system and provide better protections for general shareholders of listed companies.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia Launches Inaugural Sovereign Green Bond

By Editors | 05/06/2024

The 10-year bonds, oversubscribed by more than 300 percent, will “deliver significant environmental benefits”.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Launches Personal Finance App to Assist Investors

By Ajoy K Das | 05/06/2024

The app empowers investors with reliable and essential insights into the securities market, a SEBI director said at the launch.

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