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Securities / Derivatives
Securities / Derivatives
French, German Banks to Extend Dealings With Indian CCPs
By Editors | 31/10/2024
At the same time, French and German regulators have asked their banks to consider alternate arrangements with local lenders.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX to Open Office in Saudi Arabia Next Year
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/10/2024
The SFC separately published guidance explaining how Hong Kong asset managers can offer their funds in the Saudi Arabian market.
Securities / Derivatives
Saudi Arabia Lists First Hong Kong Focused ETFs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/10/2024
The new ETF initially raised more than $1.2bn and became the largest ETF in the Middle East upon listing on the Saudi Exchange.
Securities / Derivatives
CME Group Receives Approval to Establish New FCM Unit
By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2024
The approval has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest that could arise from CME Group having an FCM under the same roof as its market operations.
Market Infrastructure
SFC, Exchanges See Blockchain as New Capital Market Backbone
By Georgina Lee | 30/10/2024
Hong Kong now looking at commercialising tokenised instruments to help address the pain points of the traditional financial market, said the SFC’s Elizabeth Wong.
Securities / Derivatives
NYSE to Extend US Equities Trading to 22 Hours a Day
By Editors | 30/10/2024
All US listed stocks, ETFs and closed-end funds would be available for trading on NYSE Arca during the 22-hour weekday sessions.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Launches New Facility to Help Manage Banking System Liquidity
By Editors | 29/10/2024
The facility can be used by the PBOC to conduct outright reverse repo transactions with primary dealers in open market operations on a monthly basis.
Securities / Derivatives
Dalian Commodity Exchange Set to Launch Log Futures, Options
By Editors | 29/10/2024
The new contracts will for the first time enable companies in the wood industry chain to hedge against adverse changes in log prices.
Enforcement
Thailand Raises Penalties for Violations by Brokerage Firms
By Nithya Subramanian | 29/10/2024
The new minimum penalty for naked short-selling stands a THB 1 million (USD 30,000), to better reflect the severity of offence.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HK Bank Completes ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Sandbox Test Using Tokenised Deposits
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/10/2024
The simulation covered trading of the tokenised fund unit for its institutional clients and cross-bank settlement using tokenised deposits.
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