Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

HKMA, SFC Call on Firms to Ensure Readiness for US Move to T+1

By Editors | 28/03/2024

Firms should consider deploying additional staff and or making adjustments to work shifts or working hours to cope.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia Tables Bill to Introduce Climate Disclosures, Strengthen FMI Regime

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/03/2024

The legislation will implement new mandatory climate reporting requirements and strengthen regulatory arrangements for FMIs.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Suspects Mis-selling of Mutual Fund Products

By Ajoy K Das | 27/03/2024

SEBI is assessing whether AMCs sold long-duration and small cap funds to senior citizens without them properly understanding the risks.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo Requires Large Issuers to Submit Proposed AGM Dates

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/03/2024

The regulator highlighted that shareholders’ ability to attend AGMs is hindered if multiple AGMs are clustered within the same period.

Fintech / Regtech

JPXI to Launch New Trading Analysis Data Service

By Editors | 27/03/2024

The new service will provide four types of data on a daily basis to enable trading participants to analyse their own transactions.

Securities / Derivatives

StanChart Inaugurates Investment Banking Unit in China

By Editors | 26/03/2024

Standard Chartered applied for the licence in 2021 and was granted approval to commence operations in December last year.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA to Commence Work to Update FX Standards

By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2024

CEO Scott O’Malia said ISDA is also prioritising the development of a new industry notices hub and continuing to engage with US policymakers on the proposed Basel III reforms.

Enforcement

China’s Largest Brokerage Under Scrutiny for IPO Sponsor Role

By Editors | 26/03/2024

Citic Securities did not “directly reply” to a query from the SZSE  on whether an IPO applicant it was sponsoring had overly concentrated shareholdings among a few individuals.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Directs AMCs to Stop Channelling Funds into Overseas ETFs

By Ajoy K Das | 26/03/2024

AMCs have to stop accepting money from investors to invest in overseas ETFs as an existing $1bn investment limit is close to being breached.