Securities / Derivatives

Market Infrastructure

Fiji, PNG Advance Plan to Jointly Establish Market Infrastructure

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/03/2025

SPX and PNGX Group are looking to adopt a single integrated, end-to-end trading platform and CSD solution.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia Clarifies Managed Investment Trusts Tax Rules

By Thisanka Siripala | 17/03/2025

New tax amendments confirm that foreign pension funds can continue accessing concessional withholding tax rates through MITs.

Securities / Derivatives

UBS Gains Approval for China Strategic Restructuring

By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

UBS has received regulatory approval to sell a significant stake in its Chinese securities joint venture, Credit Suisse Securities.

Securities / Derivatives

Thai SEC Updates Rules to Allow Leveraged & Inverse ETFs

By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

Thailand’s securities watchdog greenlights new regulations on leveraged and inverse ETFs, opening up new investment products to the market.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Considers Lowering Board Lot Sizes to Boost Liquidity

By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

HKEX is reportedly considering mandating that brokers charge the same price for trading single shares as they do for board lots.

Crypto / Digital Assets

IOSCO Unveils Work Programme, Key Priorities for 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/03/2025

IOSCO initiatives include measures to address risks in digital trading, curb online financial fraud finance, and continue research on AI.

Enforcement

NSE Places IndusInd Bank Under Additional Surveillance

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/03/2025

IndusInd Bank is under heightened scrutiny after it disclosed accounting irregularities in its derivatives portfolio.

Enforcement

FSS Korea Probes Securities Firms’ Bond Underwriting Practices

By Mark Johnston | 14/03/2025

The FSS will examine cases where securities firms have leveraged the resources and influence of affiliated entities to facilitate bond issuance.

Securities / Derivatives

Thai Stock Exchange Lists New Batch of Depositary Receipts

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/03/2025

SET listed five new DRs referencing Chinese stocks, two linked to Vietnamese companies and one DRx referencing a US stock.