Securities / Derivatives

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong Progresses Work to Expand Green Bond Programme

By Manesh Samtani | 21/03/2024

A new Infrastructure Bond Programme will be established and the Government Green Bond Scheme will be expanded and renamed to cover sustainable projects.

Securities / Derivatives

First Commodity Exchange Licence Granted in Bangladesh

By Ajoy K Das | 21/03/2024

Chittagong Stock Exchange will establish Bangladesh’s first commodity exchange, initially offering cash-settled gold, cotton and crude oil derivatives contracts.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Confirms Market Ban for LIC Employee in Front-running Case

By Ajoy K Das | 21/03/2024

An employee of Life Insurance Corporation of India as well as his family members and two family legal entities were banned from the securities market.

Enforcement

HK Court Jails Retail Trader for Fraud Involving Naked Short Selling

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/03/2024

In the first case of securities fraud involving illegal short selling in Hong Kong, a retail trader was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX Announces New Listing Under Shanghai ETF Link

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/03/2024

The listing strengthens the collaboration between SGX and SSE, expanding their ETF product link to three offerings in total.

Securities / Derivatives

India: Small Cap Fund Investors Would Face Redemption Delays

By Ajoy K Das | 21/03/2024

Mutual fund stress tests reveal delays of up to 30 days in liquidating a quarter of a small-cap portfolio and up to 17 days in the case of a mid-cap portfolio.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Require ‘Audio-Visual’ Disclosures With IPO Offer Documents

By Ajoy K Das | 21/03/2024

Audio-visual representations of disclosures made in IPO offer documents will help investors better understand the features of the offer, SEBI said.

Enforcement

S. Korea Sees First Securities Class Action Related to an IPO

By Editors | 20/03/2024

The class action is against semiconductor company FADU and its underwriters, NH Investment & Securities and Korea Investment & Securities.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan to Lower Shareholding Disclosure Threshold on 10 May

By Editors | 20/03/2024

The threshold that triggers requirements to disclose substantial shareholdings will be lowered from 10% to 5%. Reporting will also shift from paper-based to electronic.