Trading & Investment

SEBI Mulls Allowing Indian Firms to List Shares Overseas

13/06/2018

Securities regulator considering allowing Indian firms to directly list equity abroad and foreign firms to list in India.

Trading & Investment

China Eases QFII, RQFII Restrictions

13/06/2018

China removes 20% redemption caps and the three-month lock-in period for QFII and RQFII investors, making it easier for foreign investors to move funds out of China.

Structural Regulation

Australia Completes Financial Benchmark Reform

13/06/2018

Reform process completed with the passage of a licensing regime for financial benchmarks as well as new calculation methodology for key interbank rate.

Clearing & Post-Trade

NSE Launches Tri-party Repos on Corporate Bonds

13/06/2018

Tri-party repo will facilitate greater secondary market liquidity in the India’s corporate bond market; platform will initially allow basket repos with maturities between one and seven days.

Structural Regulation

China Consults on Financial Sector Foreign Investment Caps Removal

11/06/2018

CBIRC says it will on remove caps on foreign investment in domestic banks and asset management companies and do away with special rules for foreign investors in China.

Capital Adequacy

South Korea Consults On New Bank Capital Rules

11/06/2018

Korean FSS consulting to improve bank capital regime by tweaking risk weights on some loans and fine-tuning asset classification rules on restructured firms.

Market Risk

RBI Continues to Allow Banks to Spread Bond Losses Over Four Quarters

11/06/2018

RBI has allowed banks to spread bond trading losses incurred in the April-June quarter over four quarters, but changes rules on valuation of state government debt.

Market Abuse

SEBI Probes Leaked List of Companies Under Enhanced Surveillance

11/06/2018

SEBI alleged that a list of 37 companies that were under the regulator’s Additional Surveillance Measure was leaked before the public announcement was made by the BSE.

Trading & Investment

UPDATED – China Allows CDR Listing On The Mainland

11/06/2018

China’s securities regulator released rules for the issuance of China Depository Receipts, allowing overseas listed firms to access domestic investors; Xiaomi becomes first applicant for CDR listing.