Trading & Investment

Thai Stock Exchange to Tighten Rules on Short Selling

02/03/2024

The enhanced measures are meant to improve the effectiveness of market supervision and strengthen investor confidence in the SET.

Cryptocurrency

SFC Issues Guidance on Disciplinary Process Under Virtual Assets Regime

01/03/2024

The guide describes the SFC’s process for taking disciplinary action, what such action can entail, and who can be subject to such action.

Cryptocurrency

ASIC Secures Orders Preventing Ex-Crypto Boss from Leaving Australia

01/03/2024

ASIC is investigating former directors of Blockchain Global Limited over the A$50mn collapse of a crypto exchange they operated.

Trading & Investment

Korea to Extend FX Market Closing Time from 24 July

29/02/2024

Starting 24 July, the domestic FX market will close at 2am local time, a change that is expected to attract more foreign investors.

Cryptocurrency

Indonesia Government Urged to Review Crypto Tax Policy

29/02/2024

Bappebti is calling on the Ministry of Finance to review Indonesia’s crypto tax regime ahead of the transfer of crypto oversight to the OJK.

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippines: FIs That Deal with Unregistered DNFBPs Will Face Penalties

29/02/2024

The AMLC said covered persons can only conduct business dealing with DNFBPs if they have valid registration certificates.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong Lists First-ever Covered Call ETFs

29/02/2024

HKEX’s Brian Roberts said the two new ETFs help to further diversify the exchange’s line-up of exchange-traded products.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Hong Kong Concludes First International Anti-Corruption Training

29/02/2024

The training programme, co-organised by the ICAC and UNODC, brought together participants from 19 jurisdictions.

Tokenisation

Rabobank Executes €2b in Commercial Paper Transactions on Blockchain

29/02/2024

Rabobank has completed a series of pilots to execute commercial paper transactions on a blockchain platform called ‘Ubermorgen’.