Securities / Derivatives

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korea Halts Implementation of New Crypto and Securities Tax

By Editors | 16/12/2024

A revision bill was passed to prevent new taxes on gains from crypto, stocks, bonds, and funds from taking effect on 1 January 2025.

Capital / Liquidity

AllianceBernstein to Sue Switzerland Over Credit Suisse AT1 Writedown

By Editors | 16/12/2024

AllianceBernstein will be the first large institutional investor to sue Switzerland over its decision to write down Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds last year.

Capital / Liquidity

China Vows ‘Special Actions’ to Boost Domestic Economy

By Editors | 15/12/2024

President Xi Jinping pledged lower interest rates, reduced reserve requirements for banks, and “special actions” to boost consumption.

Market Infrastructure

EU Agrees to Streamline BMR Authorisation, Registration Rules

By Editors | 15/12/2024

Administrators of benchmarks defined as non-significant in the EU will be removed from the scope of current rules.

Enforcement

SGX Reprimands RHT Capital for Breaching Sponsor Obligations

By Editors | 14/12/2024

RHT Capital failed to advise Y Ventures to promptly disclose that its financial statements contained material errors that were false and misleading

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Introduces Fund Repository on Integrated Fund Platform

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/12/2024

HKEX said the Fund Repository will provide investors access to information on over 2,000 SFC-authorised funds.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Revises Market Infrastructure Guidelines on Capacity Planning

By Editors | 13/12/2024

The revised guidelines set out SEBI’s expectations on capacity planning and real-time performance monitoring of IT systems.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX to Enhance Post-Trade Services for Cash Equities in 2025

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/12/2024

New post-trade features will be rolled out progressively on HKEX’s Orion Cash Platform (OCP) beginning in mid-2025.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ICMA Publishes Guidance on DLT Based Debt Securities

By Editors | 13/12/2024

The guide highlights considerations for the end-to-end lifecycle of DLT-based debt securities, intended to promote wider adoption of tokenised assets.