MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Market Infrastructure

SGX Revises MTP Methodology

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Exchange alters basis of calculation to decide whether stocks meets minimum trading price requirement.

Market Infrastructure

China Opens up CFETS Membership

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Membership of foreign exchange trade system to allow qualifying banks to trade Chinese currency onshore.

Market Infrastructure

Goldman Sachs Censured for HK Takeover Code Breaches

By Samuel Riding | 03/02/2016

Investment bank failed to make dealing disclosures on 111 trades, breached research report restrictions.

AML / KYC

HK, Singapore, Australia Delay UTI Implementation

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

Regulators to await international standards, delay implementation to early 2017.

Market Infrastructure

LCH.Clearnet Gains Singapore Clearing House Status

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

Recognition means firms subject to upcoming MAS clearing requirements can use LCH.Clearnet platform.

Market Infrastructure

S.Korea to Ease Foreign Investment Rules

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

FSC aims to make foreign investment in local stocks easier, regain MSCI developed market status.

Market Infrastructure

China to Pilot Commercial Bank Investment in Tech Firms

By Samuel Riding | 02/02/2016

Existing law bars commercial lenders from direct investment in equities of non-bank institutions.

Market Infrastructure

SGX, MAS to Delay New Regulation

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Exchange, monetary authority agree to leave six-12 month gap between new requirements.

Market Infrastructure

MAS to Take on Exchange Surveillance

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2016

Monetary authority says self-regulating Singapore exchanges can have ‘blind spots’