Trading & Investment

Indian Government Confirms Commodity Derivative Plans

02/03/2016

Finance minister Arun Jaitley says products will help deepen markets.

Capital Adequacy

Malaysian Banks Increasingly Resilient – Moody’s

02/03/2016

Rating agency says 2015’s higher capital buffers help ward off rising credit risk.

Clearing & Post-Trade

SFC Pushes Back ATS Guideline Implementation

02/03/2016

Hong Kong regulator confirms deferral to coincide with introduction of mandatory OTC clearing.

KYC & CDD

Ownership Disclosure Rule Creates Market Risk – PSE

01/03/2016

Head of Philippine Stock Exchange says compliance with rule is ‘close to impossible’.

Supervision & Enforcement

SEBI Clamps Down on Capital Market Violations

01/03/2016

Regulator orders attachment of accounts, mutual fund holdings in bid to recover USD7 million.

Market Abuse

SGX Focusing on Prevention, not Perfection

01/03/2016

Chief regulatory officer says role is to prevent, contain and disrupt market manipulation.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SFC Fines Yuanta Securities’ HK Unit for Disclosure Failings

29/02/2016

Securities regulator says firm hid bond deal execution prices and financial gains.

Trading & Investment

SGX Proposes 10% IPO Quota for Retail Investors

29/02/2016

Singapore exchange doubles proposed minimum requirement from 5% after positive feedback.

Alternative Markets

SEBI to Discuss AIF for Start-ups

29/02/2016

Indian regulator to consider measures to bring in long-term capital from domestic and international investors.