SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Market Infrastructure

S.Korea to Ease Foreign Investment Rules

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

FSC aims to make foreign investment in local stocks easier, regain MSCI developed market status.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Squeezes Commodity Derivative Position Limits

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Move designed to make segment safer and reduce volatility, but could hurt large players.

Market Infrastructure

SGX, MAS to Delay New Regulation

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Exchange, monetary authority agree to leave six-12 month gap between new requirements.

Market Infrastructure

MAS to Take on Exchange Surveillance

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Monetary authority says self-regulating Singapore exchanges can have ‘blind spots’

Market Infrastructure

SFC Warns of Brokerage Account Security Breaches

By Samuel Riding | 29/01/2016

Incidents of unauthorised access prompt reminder from regulator, cybercrime bureau.

Market Infrastructure

Japan Investigating HFT, Dark Pools

By Samuel Riding | 29/01/2016

Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission asks for details of brokerages’ HFT services.

Securities / Derivatives

PBOC’s ‘Triple Threat’ to Deter RMB Speculators

By Samuel Riding | 28/01/2016

Central bank sets clearing bank RRR at up to 17%, issues lending suspension, ‘guidance’ on cash pool outflows.

Market Infrastructure

PSE Submits Fixed Income Exchange Takeover Bid

By Samuel Riding | 28/01/2016

Philippine Stock Exchange meets extended deadline to submit detailed proposal on consolidation of equity, fixed income markets.

AML / KYC

Correspondent Banking KYCC ‘Impossible’ in HK, Singapore – Thomson Reuters

By Samuel Riding | 27/01/2016

Both jurisdictions said unlikely to implement FATF recommendations before the end of this decade.