MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

ESG / Sustainability

IOSCO Issues Final Report on Voluntary Carbon Markets

By Thisanka Siripala | 18/11/2024

The report outlines a set of 21 Good Practices aimed at ensuring financial integrity in Voluntary Carbon Markets.

Securities / Derivatives

LME Clear Announces Reforms Tripling Member Capital Requirements

By Editors | 15/11/2024

LME Clear said the proposal would better align member capital requirements with those of peer CCPs and reassure market stakeholders of its markets resilience.

ESG / Sustainability

COP29 Countries Approve Global Carbon Market Framework

By Mark Johnston | 15/11/2024

Countries at COP29 have endorsed a global carbon market framework which forms the basis for operationalising Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Unveils New Green Finance and Market Initiatives with China

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/11/2024

The initiatives aim to expand cross-border green financing flows, enhance bond market connectivity, and deepen collaboration on index and ETF products.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Updates Fund Liquidity Risk Management Recommendations

By Manesh Samtani | 12/11/2024

The proposed updates emphasise the need for open-ended funds to implement anti-dilution and quantity-based liquidity management tools in both normal and stressed market conditions.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Issues Framework for Reclassifying FPI Investment as FDI

By Editors | 11/11/2024

The framework sets out a process for FPIs that breach the 10% ownership limit and wish to convert their stakes in Indian companies to FDI.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Launches New ‘Value Up’ ETF and ETN Products

By Manesh Samtani | 11/11/2024

KRX and four other organisations have also launched a KRW 100 billion fund to invest in the new exchange-traded products and their constituent stocks.

Securities / Derivatives

Chinese Exchanges, Deutsche Börse Sign MoUs on Depositary Receipts

By Manesh Samtani | 10/11/2024

The MOUs will facilitate the implementation of depositary receipts linkages between Shanghai/Shenzhen and Germany.

Market Infrastructure

Japan FSA to Relax Rules on Proprietary Trading Systems – Report

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/11/2024

The FSA plans to ease trading volume caps which restrict proprietary trading systems from employing auction-based trading methods.