SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

ASX Seeks Feedback on Potential Move to T+1 Settlement Cycle

By Editors | 24/04/2024

ASX is seeking industry feedback on the impacts of transitioning from T+2 to T+1 settlement in Australia.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand FMA Issues Liquidity Risk Management Guide

By Editors | 24/04/2024

The new guide emphasises the importance of effective liquidity risk management at “all stages of fund management”.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC May Start Participating in Treasury Bond Market – Reports

By Editors | 24/04/2024

PBOC may start buying and selling government bonds as a way to manage financial system liquidity and monetary policy.

Fintech / Regtech

China Launches Unified Account Inquiry Platform for Fund Investors

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/04/2024

The platform provides a “one-stop” service for investors to query information about their holdings in public funds, regardless of fund manager or sales channel.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo Proposes Rule Change to Empower Shareholders

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/04/2024

Part of a “value focus” approach, the rule change will require issuers to facilitate shareholder requisitioned general meetings.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Adopts Phased Approach to New Climate Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2024

All listed issuers will have to mandatorily disclose scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 1 Jan 2025. Requirements drawn from the ISSB standards will be mandatory for large caps from 1 Jan 2026.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Framework for Price Discovery of Investment Companies

By Ajoy K Das | 22/04/2024

A special call-auction may be enabled for listed investment companies and investment holding companies.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Issues New Rules on Investment Fund Fees and Disclosures

By Editors | 22/04/2024

The rules prohibit passive stock funds from using commissions to pay for research and lower the concentration of transaction fees that can be distributed to a single brokerage.

Securities / Derivatives

NYSE Considers Introducing Round-the-clock Stock Trading

By Editors | 22/04/2024

NYSE is surveying the market on whether round-the-clock trading should take place only through the five-day work week or over weekends as well.