Securities / Derivatives

Market Infrastructure

FMSB Drafts Standard for Sharing Standard Settlement Instructions

By Editors | 20/07/2024

The draft standard aims to increase the adoption of electronic solutions for sharing SSIs and address errors and inefficiencies in current processes.

Fintech / Regtech

FIA Issues Best Practices on Managing Automated Trading Risks

By Editors | 19/07/2024

New paper outlines practices on pre-trade risk management, exchange volatility control mechanisms, post-trade analysis and testing, among other areas.

Enforcement

Ex-Goldman, Blackstone Analyst Sentenced for Insider Trading

By Editors | 19/07/2024

The former analyst passed MNPI to a friend and a family member who made a combined $400,000 in illegal profits.

Securities / Derivatives

TAIFEX to Launch Micro TAIEX Futures on 29 July

By Editors | 19/07/2024

Micro-TAIEX Futures are being launched because the Mini-TAIEX Futures have become too expensive to trade after Taiwan’s market surge.

Market Infrastructure

NZX Consults on Regulatory Settings for Index Futures Relaunch

By Manesh Samtani | 19/07/2024

One of the changes is to reduce the unit of trading from NZD 25 to NZD 1 to enable greater participation from smaller investors.

Securities / Derivatives

SC Malaysia Tightens Rules for Financial Influencers

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/07/2024

Finfluencers who promote capital market products to their followers for commissions or rewards would require a licence.

Securities / Derivatives

UK FCA Finalises New Access Regime for Overseas Funds

By Editors | 19/07/2024

The UK will offer a streamlined process for non-UK domiciled funds to market to UK retail customers, based on an equivalence determination by the government.

Fintech / Regtech

KRX Commences Work on Short Selling Monitoring System

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/07/2024

KRX plans to recruit contractors early next month to work on the new monitoring system, which will launch by the end of March next year.

Market Infrastructure

Why UTIs are Critical for Accelerated Settlement

By Val Wotton | 18/07/2024

Firms should incorporate the UTI as a standard data point in post-trade processing workflows, says DTCC’s Val Wotton.