Securities / Derivatives

Crypto / Digital Assets

Philippine Bourse Seeks to Launch Crypto Business – Report

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/07/2021

CEO Ramon Monzon said the PSE should be the exchange platform for crypto assets because it already has the trading infrastructure and investor safeguards in place.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX to Roll Out New IPO Settlement Platform Next Year

By Editors | 06/07/2021

HKEX will proceed with the development of FINI for handling all Hong Kong IPOs, initially adopting a T+2 settlement cycle.

Securities / Derivatives

Industry Bodies Partner to Adapt CDM for Repo, Bonds

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2021

Implementation of the Common Domain Model for repo and bonds is expected to deliver industry wide efficiency gains, ICMA says.

Market Infrastructure

MAS Consults on Revised Reporting Rules for OTC Derivatives

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2021

The amendments aim to facilitate the aggregation of OTC derivatives data through standardisation and harmonisation of data elements by incorporating the CPMI-IOSCO technical guidance.

Enforcement

Taiwan Probe Casts Light on ‘Rampant’ Insider Trading – Report

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2021

A probe into a vaccine maker has cast a light on the prevalence of stock manipulation in Taiwan, where financial regulators do not have jurisdiction over insider trading cases.

Securities / Derivatives

SC Malaysia Warns Unlisted Public Companies on Share Offerings

By Editors | 06/07/2021

When offering shares, unlisted public companies need to ensure that the prospective investor they approach is a sophisticated investor.

Market Infrastructure

ASX Finalises Settlement Workflow Changes for CHESS Replacement

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/07/2021

Netting will be expanded to include all novated trades and the creation of the NBO and associated messaging will be discontinued to provide greater system scalability.

Big Picture

Corporate Governance Policy Frameworks Need Strengthening: OECD

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/07/2021

The OECD says significantly fewer companies are using public equity markets, but that strengthening corporate governance policies and frameworks can help.

Enforcement

Westpac to Pay Remediation Over Corporate Actions Failures

By Editors | 04/07/2021

ASIC says it encourages all advice licensees and platform operators to consider their own corporate action management arrangements.