Securities / Derivatives

ESG / Sustainability

Australian Court Orders Mercer to Pay A$11.3mn for Greenwashing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/08/2024

The case against Mercer Superannuation was ASIC’s first greenwashing action brought before the Federal Court.

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai Bourse Unveils Plans to Launch New Index Varieties

By Editors | 05/08/2024

Three-year action plan includes more cross-border indexes, more varieties of STAR Market indexes, and new productivity theme indexes.

Crypto / Digital Assets

South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Gets New Chairman

By Manesh Samtani | 05/08/2024

The FSC’s new chairman, Kim Byoung Hwan, has set out his key areas of focus to ensure financial market stability in Korea.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Ripple Integrates Tokenised US Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/08/2024

Ripple established a partnership with Singapore-based OpenEden to integrate tokenised T-bills on the XRP Ledger.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Revokes US Trading Permissions for TAIEX Futures

By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2024

TSMC’s heavy TAIEX weighting means the index no longer meets the definition of a broad-based security index.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Approves New Options Contracts at Dalian Exchange

By Editors | 04/08/2024

DCE said the new egg, corn starch and live pig options will provide additional hedging tools and improve the underlying futures market.

Securities / Derivatives

Beijing Financial Assets Exchange to Refocus Business on Bonds

By Editors | 03/08/2024

The financial asset exchange said it will no longer conduct business involving the transfer of property rights and non-performing assets.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand Revises Tax Incentive Programme to Promote ESG Funds

By Editors | 03/08/2024

The SEC is concurrently amending its regulations to give ESG fund managers more flexibility to invest in high quality listed companies.

Securities / Derivatives

Stock Connect: 2nd Phase of Market Data Changes Set to Take Effect

By Manesh Samtani | 03/08/2024

Investors participating in Stock Connect from Hong Kong will no longer be able to calculate net flows at the end of each trading day.