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Market Infrastructure
Citi to Divest Stake in Mainland Securities Joint Venture
By Editors | 10/01/2019
Citi is looking to form its own majority-owned securities joint venture in China following new rules allowing foreign firms to acquire controlling stakes in such partnerships.
Securities / Derivatives
Bursa Malaysia Introduces New Trading Features
By Editors | 09/01/2019
The exchange has introduced market order at pre-closing, on-open orders, on-close orders, iceberg orders and one-cancel-other orders.
Enforcement
China Securities Regulator Breaks Record with 2018 Penalties
By Editors | 08/01/2019
The CSRC imposed fines of over $1.55bn in 2018, with the largest number of cases relating to insider trading, illegal disclosures and market manipulation.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Instructs Brokers, Depository Participants to Report on AI, ML Systems
By Editors | 07/01/2019
Stock brokers and depository participants will have to report information on systems based on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong SFC Launches New Online Submission Portal
By Editors | 07/01/2019
All functions and submission services available on the existing SFC Online Portal will be migrated to the new platform in phases.
Market Infrastructure
Technical Preparation for Shanghai-London Connect Completed
By Editors | 07/01/2019
The currency conversion system that delayed the launch of the Shanghai-London Stock Connect last month has now been completed.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI to Upgrade Market Surveillance System and Data Warehouse
By Editors | 04/01/2019
India’s securities regulator is looking to beef up its IT infrastructure for market surveillance and trade data analysis to improve detection of market violations.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Loosens Requirements to Participate in ETP Market Making
By Editors | 03/01/2019
HKEX has loosened the eligibility criteria and created a more flexible structure to allow global liquidity providers to provide market making for Hong Kong exchange-traded products.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI to Phase-In Physical Settlement of Equity Derivatives
By Editors | 02/01/2019
India’s securities regulator will introduce mandatory physical settlement of equity derivatives in a phased approach starting April 2019.
Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan Raises Chinese Equities Investment Limit for Offshore Funds
By Editors | 02/01/2019
FSC loosens restrictions on investment in Chinese equities in response to proposed increase of China weighting in MSCI emerging markets index.
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