Securities / Derivatives

Crypto / Digital Assets

Eurex Expands Crypto Derivatives Suite to Include Ethereum

By Editors | 15/08/2024

Eurex has launched Ethereum futures and options, adding to its crypto derivatives portfolio which has so far only covered Bitcoin.

Securities / Derivatives

Foreign Firms in China Struggle to Meet Demand for Overseas Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 14/08/2024

The high demand is reportedly causing foreign firms in China to ration their QDII quotas. Meanwhile, the QDLP programme is under fresh scrutiny from regulators.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea on Track to Launch New ‘Value-Up Index’ Next Month

By Manesh Samtani | 14/08/2024

New FSC Chairman Kim Byoung-hwan said the new index will launch “without a hitch” in September and related ETFs in Q4 this year.

Enforcement

ASIC Commences Legal Action Against ASX Over Misleading Statements

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/08/2024

ASIC alleges that ASX’s claims in February 2022 that the CHESS replacement project was tracking to plan were “misleading and deceptive”.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Denies Allegations of Conflict of Interest in Adani Probe

By Ajoy K Das | 14/08/2024

Hindenburg Research said SEBI has slow-walked a probe into the Adani Group because of its links to the regulator’s chairperson.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Publishes Compliance Toolkits for LFMCs and VCF Managers

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/08/2024

The compliance toolkits offer fund managers guidance on approvals, notifications and other regulatory submissions.

Enforcement

Korea FSS Issues Warning to Hanwha Investment & Securities

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/08/2024

Hanwha Investment & Securities allegedly concealed the findings of a 2018 internal audit that found forged balance statements.

Market Infrastructure

PBOC to Increase Bond Trading in Open Market Operations

By Manesh Samtani | 13/08/2024

The PBOC and CSRC are trying to deter regulated firms from investing in long-dated treasury bonds to cool a bond market rally and put a floor under yields.

Crypto / Digital Assets

The Path Forward: Making Tokenisation a Reality in Singapore

By Justin Christopher | 13/08/2024

Justin Christopher discusses the importance of robust collaboration between businesses and regulators, and aspects of DLT that are often overlooked.