SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Enforcement

SFC Starts Insider Dealing Prosecution Against Hedge Fund

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/05/2024

The SFC is prosecuting Segantii Capital Management, its founder Simon Sadler, and former trader Daniel La Rocca for insider dealing.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea FSC Unveils Draft Guidelines for “Value-up” Programme

By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2024

The programme is designed to encourage listed companies to improve corporate governance, long term value creation, and shareholder returns.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Issues Draft Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms

By Ajoy K Das | 02/05/2024

ETPs operated from outside India by an operator incorporated outside India may seek authorisation to provide platform access to Indian residents.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024

The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Directs Banks to Cut Exposures to Long Duration Bonds

By Editors | 01/05/2024

The PBOC sees a mismatch between market prices and the economic outlook, and is trying to prevent further downward pressure on the yuan.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Proposes Counterparty Credit Risk Management Guidelines

By Editors | 01/05/2024

The guidelines seek to address weaknesses in CCR management, as demonstrated in the Archegos failure and other recent episodes of NBFI distress.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Enables AIFs to Better Support Infrastructure Projects

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

AIFs are now allowed to pledge equity shares of investee companies in the infrastructure sector to enable them to obtain project finance.

ESG / Sustainability

Common Green Fund Rules Remain Distant Dream

By ESG Investor | 01/05/2024

Investors call for greater clarity and certainty on regulatory expectations around sustainable finance disclosures.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Approves Stricter Rules to Target Front-running in AMCs

By Ajoy K Das | 01/05/2024

AMCs must establish a “structured” institutional mechanism to identify and monitor for front running, insider trading, and misuse of sensitive information.