Clearing & Post-Trade

Malaysia Completes First Physical Delivery of MGS Futures Contract

04/12/2020

The most from cash settlement to physical delivery of the 5-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures Contract was announced in September.

Trading & Investment

Macquarie to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

04/12/2020

Macquarie’s FX pricing hub will strengthen Singapore’s proposition as a global FX price discovery and liquidity centre, said MAS executive director Lim Cheng Khai.

Trading & Investment

TWSE, TPEx to Launch New Trading Boards With Easier Listing Rules

03/12/2020

TWSE’s board will set a lower market cap requirement and no profitability requirement. TPEx’s board will allow companies to apply if they are recommended by two securities firms.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Taiwan Futures Exchange Granted QCCP Status

03/12/2020

TAIFEX says the QCCP status will help attract more foreign and institutional investors to participate in Taiwan’s futures market.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ASX to Enhance Framework on Client Money Obligations

03/12/2020

ASX will require daily reconciliation of individual client trust account balances, prescribe a standard format for trust reconciliations, and enhance reporting requirements.

Stablecoins

Libra Association to Launch Scaled-down Digital Currency in January

03/12/2020

The launch date depends on regulatory approval from FINMA, expected as early as January. A new name has been adopted for the association and the digital currency.

Trading & Investment

SAFE Keeps With Pledge to Grant Additional QDII Quotas

03/12/2020

SAFE pledged to grant additional quotas quarterly. Since September, $12.72bn worth of QDII quotas have been granted to 71 institutions.

Trading & Investment

OCBC Securities, Lion Global to Launch SGX’s First Tech-focused ETF

03/12/2020

The ETF will launch on SGX on 10 December, tracking the Hang Seng TECH Index, which comprises Hong Kong’s 30 largest listed technology companies.

Trading & Investment

UOB to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

03/12/2020

The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will help UOB achieve reduced latency, and aligns with MAS objectives to develop Singapore into a regional FX trading centre.