SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC to Allow Brokers Greater Flexibility to Invest Client Funds

By Editors | 06/11/2023

FCMs and DCOs will be able to invest client funds in foreign sovereign debt and certain short-term US Treasury ETFs.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Reimposes Short Selling Ban to Combat Unfair Trades

By Manesh Samtani | 06/11/2023

The government will ban short selling until end June 2024 and work on improving the short selling system, said FSC chairman Kim Joo-hyun.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine Stock Exchange Debuts Short Selling – Report

By Editors | 06/11/2023

A total of 52 stocks and one ETF are available for short-selling. The PSE first proposed to allow short-selling in 1996.

Capital / Liquidity

FSOC Revamps Oversight Framework for Non-Bank Sector

By Editors | 06/11/2023

The changes will make it easier for the FSOC to designate a non-bank as systemically importance, and speed up its ability to respond to risks.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Postpones Enhancements to Climate Disclosure Framework

By Editors | 06/11/2023

HKEX said it intends for its requirements to take into account the ISSB adoption guide, which won’t be finalised until year-end.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Offers Update on Changes to Complex Products Regime

By Manesh Samtani | 05/11/2023

MAS will adopt some changes to streamline the complexity criteria for CIS. Other changes will be addressed in a new consultation in H1 2024.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SFC Issues Rules for Tokenised Securities and Investment Products

By Manesh Samtani | 03/11/2023

Tokenised securities have to meet the same requirements as traditional securities. Primary dealing of tokenised investment products will be allowed.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Tokenisation Steers Paradigm Shift in Finance: BIS Innovation Hub

By Georgina Lee | 03/11/2023

The next paradigm shift for financial assets is tokenisation, BIS Innovation Hub head Cecilia Skingsley said at Hong Kong Fintech Week.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Enables Investor Access to Chinese Soybean Oil Price

By Editors | 03/11/2023

This is the first time a Chinese derivatives exchange has authorised an Asian exchange to incorporate Chinese commodity futures settlement prices into a product offering.