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Securities / Derivatives
China Expands Retail Access to Government Bonds
By Editors | 10/04/2019
With the government bond market now open to retail investors, China is relaxing a restriction that only allowed bond-buying during the first 10 days of the month.
Securities / Derivatives
Digital Asset, ISDA Collaborate to Drive Adoption of ISDA CDM
By Editors | 10/04/2019
Digital Asset will help create a new reference code library that will simplify and standardise the process of generating lifecycle events defined in the ISDA Common Domain Model.
Market Infrastructure
DTCC Partners with Droit to Automate Pre-Reporting Decision-Making
By Editors | 10/04/2019
DTCC’s pre-reporting solution can now determine – in real-time – the global cross-regulatory reporting implications and obligations for a particular transaction.
Market Infrastructure
Bursa Malaysia to Operate on T+2 Settlement from 29 April
By Editors | 08/04/2019
Bursa Malaysia will migrate to T+2 settlement starting from 29 April, putting it in line with the financial markets of developed countries.
Securities / Derivatives
Bangladesh Exchanges Lobby for Lower Taxes to Spur Capital Market
By Editors | 08/04/2019
The Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges have asked for tax cuts on dividends, bonds, stock transactions, and their own income, in a bid to catalyse Bangladesh’s capital markets.
Securities / Derivatives
RBI to Allow Non-Residents to Trade Interest Rate Derivatives
By Editors | 07/04/2019
Under draft rules, non-resident retail investors can hedge through interest rate derivatives; non-retail investors can participate for other specified purposes.
Securities / Derivatives
Over 40 IPO Applicants Accepted for Shanghai’s New Board
By Editors | 07/04/2019
Of the 50 listing applicants so far, 41 have been accepted and will have to through a second stage of audit and inquiry. The other 9 have been sent inquiry letters.
Securities / Derivatives
Merger Benefits Diminished Under Existing JPX-TOCOM Plan
By Editors | 07/04/2019
The current plan to keep crude oil and petroleum products on TOCOM will diminish the benefits of the planned merger with JPX.
Capital / Liquidity
SFC Finalises Guidelines on Securities Margin Lending
By Editors | 05/04/2019
The guidelines will take effect in October, requiring brokers to limit margin lending to five times their capital, among other controls to reduce excessive leverage.
Securities / Derivatives
S. Korean May Allow Fintechs to Enter Brokerage Business
By Editors | 05/04/2019
The biggest barrier to entry for fintech firms will be the capital regulations imposed on existing brokerage firms.
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