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Market Infrastructure
Global Fund Association Calls on SEBI to Delay T+1 Implementation
By Editors | 25/10/2021
To support T+1 settlement, FPIs and their service providers would need to completely re-engineer the settlement and funding process, ICI says in a letter to SEBI.
Big Picture
Asian Asset Owners to Accelerate ESG Ambitions
By ESG Investor | 24/10/2021
ESG investing is still nascent, but asset owners are expecting greater pressure to disclose and improve ESG practices.
Securities / Derivatives
US Fed to Bar Officials from Buying Individual Stocks, Bonds
By Editors | 23/10/2021
Fed policymakers and senior staff will be limited to purchasing diversified investment vehicles, such as mutual funds.
Securities / Derivatives
New Rules for PE Funds Take Effect in South Korea
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/10/2021
The revised rules improve investor protection and subject private equity funds to increased monitoring and external audits.
Enforcement
CSRC to Pilot Arbitration System for Capital Market Disputes
By Darien Choong | 22/10/2021
Arbitration courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen will help to facilitate the resolution of disputes in the securities and futures market.
Securities / Derivatives
NZX to Migrate Dairy Derivatives to SGX on 27 November
By Editors | 21/10/2021
NZX has amended its Clearing and Settlement Rules and Procedures, and the NZX Derivatives Market Procedures, to give effect to the migration of open interests.
Market Infrastructure
BSE India to Offer T+1 Settlement from 3 January 2022
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/10/2021
BSE has told members and vendors to make necessary changes to their trading applications to ensure T+1 is supported.
Securities / Derivatives
BIS Announces Plans to Launch Asian Green Bond Fund
By Editors | 21/10/2021
The fund will help channel central bank reserves to green projects in Asia Pacific, complementing two other green bond funds already launched by the BIS.
Securities / Derivatives
Thai SEC Consults on Three-tiered Investments by Funds
By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 21/10/2021
The SEC is consulting on whether to allow mutual funds to make three-tiered investments in funds under the same company’s management.
Crypto / Digital Assets
NYSE Launches First US ETF Linked to Bitcoin with SEC Approval
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/10/2021
The ProShares bitcoin ETF had almost $1bn in turnover on the first trading day, after receiving a green light from the SEC last week.
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