Securities / Derivatives

Capital / Liquidity

Industry Bodies Caution Against FSB Proposals for Addressing NBFI Leverage

By Thisanka Siripala | 11/03/2025

UK Finance and ISDA said regulators should first improve their use of existing data before imposing new reporting requirements.

Market Infrastructure

Philippine Fund Managers Step Closer to Bond Repos

By Mark Johnston | 10/03/2025

Fund managers in the Philippines are a step closer to being able to participate in government securities repo transactions.

Crypto / Digital Assets

KSD to Launch Security Token ‘Testbed’ Platform in June

By Manesh Samtani | 10/03/2025

Once legislative amendments are implemented, the testbed platform will be converted into an operating environment.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Considers Easing Short-Selling Restrictions

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2025

SEBI is considering relaxing a restriction that only allows short-selling in stocks in the F&O segment.

Crypto / Digital Assets

India Consults on Tokenisation Framework for GIFT City

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2025

The IFSCA has released a consultation paper on the tokenisation of real-world assets, aiming to establish GIFT City as a global hub for digital asset innovation.

Securities / Derivatives

Indonesia Postpones Plans to Introduce Short-selling

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2025

OJK is also considering easing share buyback rules to counter a sharp decline in the benchmark Jakarta Composite Index.

Securities / Derivatives

NZX Proposes to Relax ‘Prescribed Person’ Trading Rules

By Thisanka Siripala | 07/03/2025

NZX proposes to narrow the scope of the obligations to only NZX-quoted securities, addressing concerns that they currently apply too broadly.

Enforcement

Taiwan FSC Fines Three Securities Firms and Asset Manager

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2025

Three securites firms were fined TWD 300,000 each. An investment management company was also fined and faces business restrictions.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s NSE Shifts Derivatives Expiry to Mondays

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2025

The NSE said that the expiry day for equity derivatives was shifted based on stakeholder feedback and international practices.