S. Korea Designates KRX as Trade Repository

21/08/2015

The Korea Exchange has been designated as a trade repository to collect and store data on OTC derivatives trading to improve transparency and meet global standards.

ASX Exempted from CFTC Registration for OTC Clearing, KRX Under Consideration

21/08/2015

CFTC issues its first-ever order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organisation to ASX Clear, and is now considering the same for KRX.

Securities / Derivatives

Listing Criteria Published for New Myanmar Bourse

21/08/2015

Myanmar has published the listing criteria for the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), which is due to open later this year to replace the existing Myanmar Securities Exchange Centre.

ASIC Proposes Warrants and ETFs on Chi-X

20/08/2015

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proposed changes to its market integrity rules which would allow stock market operator Chi-X Australia to start quoting and trading warrants and exchange traded funds.

CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Unique Transaction Identifier Harmonisation

20/08/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have published a consultative report on the harmonisation of the Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC derivatives.

More Time for Commodity Exchanges to Meet New SEBI Guidelines

20/08/2015

Securities and Exchange Board of India chief U.K. Sinha has met with key officials of national and regional commodity exchanges to iron out certain issues related its upcoming merger with the Forward Markets Commission.

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Regulator Raises Foreign Ownership Limit for Public Firms

20/08/2015

Vietnam’s State Securities Commission has issued a circular to guide the implementation of a new law raising the foreign ownership limit (FOL) in public companies to 100 percent.

Securities / Derivatives

State Bank of Pakistan to Clarify Rules for Politically Exposed Persons

20/08/2015

Government officials have ordered the State Bank of Pakistan to stop commercial banks from misusing the term ‘politically exposed persons’ (PEPs) to deny financial services to citizens.

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Banking Authorities Reject Arrest Rumours

19/08/2015

Officials at the State Bank of Vietnam have dismissed rumours that the chairman of top lender Eximbank had been arrested.