Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia JV Opens Secondary Market for Debt Fundraising Platform

By Editors | 10/12/2024

The debt fundraising platform was launched in December 2023. Offering a secondary market aims to provide flexibility and liquidity to investors.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Asks Investment Bankers to Launch IPOs Faster – Report

By Editors | 10/12/2024

The CSRC has reportedly been urging investment banks to speed up their work on listing mainland companies in Hong Kong.

Enforcement

ASIC Calls on Government to Ban Unfair Trading in Financial Services

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/12/2024

ASIC’s Alan Kirkland says the proposed ban is needed to combat “dark patterns” which “distort, subvert, and undermine consumer choice”.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Relaxes Rules for Providing Credit to HNW Clients

By Editors | 10/12/2024

Banks are allowed to accept foreign bonds, offshore structured products, or foreign currency-denominated structured bonds as collateral.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Sifma Releases Findings from Regulated Settlement Network PoC

By Editors | 09/12/2024

The findings demonstrated the potential of shared ledger technology to settle tokenised money and securities and address current inefficiencies and operational risks.

Enforcement

FSC Korea Refers First Finfluencer Cases for Prosecution

By Editors | 09/12/2024

The FSC said the finfluencers pre-purchased stocks and then recommended and sold those stocks to their subscribers to make unfair profits.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Proposes to Introduce Closing Auction Session for Indian Stocks

By Editors | 09/12/2024

SEBI proposes to replace the VWAP mechanism with a 15-minute CAS session to determine the closing prices of stocks.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Require Central Storage of IPO Due Diligence Documents

By Editors | 08/12/2024

SEBI said the stock exchanges have set up a platform which merchant banks must use to store their IPO due diligence documents.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korean Securities Firms Asked to Prepare for Market Shocks

By Manesh Samtani | 08/12/2024

BOK promised “unlimited” liquidity. FSS met with 36 securities firms. FSC activated stabilisation funds. VASP operations impacted.