SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Market Infrastructure

SGX Announces First Listings Under Shanghai ETF Link

By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2023

ETF listed on SGX will give investors exposure to high dividend paying Shanghai stocks. ETF listed on SSE will track Indian and Southeast Asian tech companies.

Enforcement

FINRA Fines BofA Securities for Spoofing in Treasury Markets

By Editors | 03/12/2023

FINRA said a former BofA Securities supervisor and junior trader conducted 717 spoof trades, and the firm’s systems were not able to detect such activity.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea FSS to Tighten Rules on Sale of Bond Investments

By Editors | 03/12/2023

The rule changes are needed to ensure investors understand the risks and transaction costs of bond investments, the FSS said.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Third Phase of CBDC Project “Helvetia” Gets Underway

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2023

The pilot programme allows participating banks to settle digital bonds and repo transactions against wholesale CBDC on a DvP basis.

Securities / Derivatives

New Zealand FMA to Cooperate with FMSB on Market Standards

By Editors | 01/12/2023

Good industry standards can complement principle-based laws and drive robust operational practices among market intermediaries, the FMA said.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Proposes Amendments to Listing Requirements

By Editors | 01/12/2023

The amendments will enhance transparency on fund-raising exercises and require disclosure of CEO remuneration on a named basis.

Enforcement

ASIC: Morningstar Pays Two ESG-related Infringement Notices

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2023

Morningstar fund investors were exposed to weapons companies for “short periods of time” despite an ESG Policy that prohibited such exposures.

Fintech / Regtech

JPX to Distribute GenAI-based Stock Analysis to Investors

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2023

JPXI will use AI technology from Israeli venture Bridgewise to deliver more information on TSE-listed companies to investors “than ever before”.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Proposes to Keep Markets Open During Typhoons

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/12/2023

HKEX proposes operational model to allow markets to remain open during typhoons and rainstorms from July 2024.