SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Revises Offer Document Format for Mutual Fund Schemes

By Ajoy K Das | 03/11/2023

The simplified format will streamline the dissemination of information to mutual fund investors.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan to Further Reduce Quotation Intervals for Odd-lot Trading

By Editors | 03/11/2023

Quotation intervals for intraday odd-lot trading will be reduced from 10 seconds to five seconds, effective from 27 November.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Announces New Fintech Development Initiatives

By Editors | 02/11/2023

The initiatives include a new platform to facilitate retail fund distribution and enhancements to the regulatory framework for virtual assets.

Securities / Derivatives

India Paves the Way for Foreign Listing of Public Companies

By Ajoy K Das | 02/11/2023

One of the first jurisdictions that will be permitted is expected to be GIFT City. Other foreign jurisdictions will be considered thereafter.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia Commences Review of 2021 Disclosure Law Amendments

By Editors | 01/11/2023

The review will seek to determine whether the 2021 amendments are working as intended.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Malaysia’s Fusang Exchange Issues First Institutional Tokenised Sukuk

By Editors | 01/11/2023

The digital sukuk is os structured as a depositary receipt, backed by a sukuk issued by the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp.

Enforcement

FSS Korea Asks Prosecutors to Charge Kakao for Market Manipulation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/11/2023

The FSS has sent recommendations to prosecutors asking them to charge Kakao, Kakao Entertainment and several top executives.

Fintech / Regtech

SFC Consults on New Regulatory Requirements for Securities Registrars

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

General principles on outsourcing, systems integrity and security, and disclosure obligations are being added to the code of conduct.

Enforcement

Korea FSS to Probe Illegal Short-selling by Foreign Investment Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

A special team will launch next week to investigate whether more global investment banks engaged in illegal short-selling, and whether local securities firms helped them.