Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Formally Designates FSC as Crypto Industry Supervisor

16/11/2021

Cryptocurrency businesses will be listed under the category of “finance, insurance and real estate” and STOs will be listed under the securities firms subcategory.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia Finalises Rules on Super Fund Portfolio Disclosures

15/11/2021

Morningstar has expressed concern that the rules do not require super funds to disclose specific stocks or bonds held in portfolios run by external asset managers.

Securities / Derivatives

Chinese Power Companies Issue First ‘Energy Guarantee Bonds’

15/11/2021

Industrial Bank underwrote two ‘energy guarantee bonds’ worth a total CNY 4 billion, the proceeds of which will be used to help address power shortages.

Securities / Derivatives

TSE RFQ platform for ETFs Reaches New Milestone

15/11/2021

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it plans to continue to update and improve the CONNEQTOR platform by enabling a larger variety of trading methods.

Securities / Derivatives

China Allows Foreign Firms to Issue Social, Sustainability Bonds

15/11/2021

Overseas firms  can register to issue ‘panda bonds’ designated to fund social responsibility and sustainable development projects, NAFMII has announced.

Market Infrastructure

S&P-IHS Deal Wins Regulatory Approval in the US

15/11/2021

To win approval for the $44bn combination, the companies agreed to sell three of IHS Markit’s price reporting agency businesses.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Opens Direct Access to G-Secs Market for Retail Investors

14/11/2021

As of 2.30pm on Saturday, the new RBI Retail Direct Scheme had received over 12,000 registrations from retail investors, which was described as an “encouraging response”.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Bars Brokers from Using ‘Influencers’ to Push Stocks

14/11/2021

Securities firms are prohibited from working with social media influencers who are not licensed. Providing investment recommendations via livestreaming is banned.

Fintech / Regtech

Japanese Investors to Gain Access to Digital Securities via ADDX

14/11/2021

Through securities broker Tokai Tokyo, ADDX (formerly iSTOX) will offer Japanese investors access to tradeable security tokens backed by real estate and other assets.