Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Defers Compliance Deadline for Related Party Transactions

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2025

SEBI defers deadline for listed entities to comply with industry standards on the approval of related party transactions.

Market Infrastructure

South Korea to Fully Reinstate Short-Selling Next Monday

By Thisanka Siripala | 25/03/2025

The FSC has implemented all the reforms needed to resume short selling across all listed stocks while also preventing unfair trading.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Eases ‘Skin-in-the-Game’ Rules for Mutual Fund Managers

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2025

The revised rules aim to make it easier for mutual fund managers to retain talent while still aligning employee interests with those of unitholders.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Relaunches Single Stock Futures

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/03/2025

Single stock futures contracts now have a lower contract size, lower margin requirement and higher position limits.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thai SEC Exempts Fund Managers from Digital Asset Licence

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/03/2025

The new rules aim to integrate traditional financial institutions into the digital asset investment ecosystem.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX List Asia’s First Single Stock Leveraged & Inverse Products

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/03/2025

The new products provide leveraged and inverse exposure to US-listed Berkshire, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, NVIDIA, and Tesla.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Relaxes Reporting Rules for Japanese Swap Dealers

By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2025

The CFTC issued a staff interpretation in response to industry concerns raised by SIFMA on behalf of Japanese nonbank swap dealers.

AML / KYC

SC Malaysia Outlines 2025 Plans to Strengthen the Capital Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/03/2025

The SC will develop its next capital market masterplan, advance ACMF initiatives, and prepare for FATF and CG Watch assessments.

Enforcement

SFC Suspends Former Securities Broker Over ‘Finfluencer’ Activities

By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2025

The former Tse’s Securities representative provided investment advice through a subscription-based chat group on Telegram he hosted without a licence.