Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Publishes Full Version of Derivatives Lifecycle Blueprint

By Editors | 22/03/2019

The ISDA Common Domain Model for interest rate and credit derivatives has been published, part of a push to standardise global derivatives trading and automate market practices.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Orders Brokers to Freeze Client Assets in Market Manipulation Case

By Editors | 22/03/2019

The prohibition orders as part an investigation into suspicious trading which appeared to create a false market in China Ding Yi Feng shares leading to an “irrationally high share price”.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Consults on Adoption of Dual Class Share Structures

By Editors | 22/03/2019

SEBI’s consultation paper seeks feedback on the issuance of dual class shares by companies already listed in India and those that may be in future.

Securities / Derivatives

ACMF Advances Efforts on Sustainable Finance, Regional Connectivity

By Editors | 20/03/2019

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum has endorsed a roadmap for promoting sustainable investment and launched a framework for cross-border publication of research.

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai’s New High-Tech Board Starts Receiving IPO Applications

By Editors | 20/03/2019

Eleven firms have so far announced plans to list on the new board, six of which are already traded on OTC markets or other exchanges.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Extends Compliance Deadline for New Rules on Complex Products

By Editors | 20/03/2019

The SFC has extended the deadline for compliance with new rules requiring firms to ensure client suitability when selling complex products by two months.

Market Infrastructure

ASIFMA Paper Offers Policy Suggestions on Improving China Market Access

By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2019

A new ASIFMA paper provides policy recommendations for making China’s capital markets easier to access and more attractive to foreign institutional investors.

Market Infrastructure

NSE-SGX Final Arbitration Decision Deferred to December 2020

By Editors | 20/03/2019

The deferment means Singapore Exchange will be able to continue offering SGX Nifty products until a long term solution is agreed.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Japan to Impose Margin Trading Limits in Cryptocurrency Sector

By Editors | 20/03/2019

New rules will limit cryptocurrency margin trading to two-to-four times initial deposits and require exchanges offering margin facilities to register separately with government.