Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

China Amends Delisting Rules Amid Vaccines Scandal

By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2018

Any company involved in illegal activities, disclosure rule violations, or whose action threatens public health, national or ecological security will face compulsory delisting from domestic exchanges.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong’s Revised OFC Regime Goes Into Effect

By Garima Chitkara | 30/07/2018

Hong Kong’s new open-ended fund regime that will allow OFCs to be set up as corporates takes effect on 30 July.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX, NSE Resume Talks on Possible GIFT City Collaboration

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

The arbitrator has deferred judgement on the data sharing dispute until talks on collaboration between the two exchanges on a trading and settlement platform at GIFT City conclude.

Securities / Derivatives

China Clarifies Requirements for New Asset Management Framework

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

China’s central bank will allow banks with asset management businesses additional flexiblity in the implementation of its new regulatory framework that comes into effect in 2020.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Mulls Loosening Restrictions on Stock Index Futures

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

CSRC Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai indicated in a speech in Shanghai that the regulator is looking to ease margin requirements and position limits on stock index futures trading.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Mulls Cap On Fund Distributor Commissions

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

India’s securities regulator will cap distributor commissions at 1.5-2% on debt funds and 4-5% on equity funds to prevent mis-selling of funds to consumers.

Securities / Derivatives

SFTR to Require Five Times More Reports Than Trades – DTCC

By Manesh Samtani | 26/07/2018

New paper highlights the impact of incoming securities finance trade reporting obligations on the industry including collateral supply, liquidity and operations.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Force Large Corporates to Borrow through Bonds Market

By Manesh Samtani | 24/07/2018

New framework proposes that large corporates raise 25% of their borrowings through bonds, as regulators seek to decrease a reliance on bank financing and deepen India’s bond markets.

Securities / Derivatives

China Publishes Draft Rules on Bank WMP Business

By Emma Zhou | 23/07/2018

New rules are designed to standardise the sector including by strengthening supervision, preventing shadow banking risks, improving leverage controls and protecting investors’ interests.