Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Australia Mulls Ways to Improve Super Fund Performance Test

By Editors | 11/03/2024

There is evidence that the current performance test is discouraging investment in some sectors like energy transition and affordable housing.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Publishes First-Ever US Taxonomy for Digital Assets

By Editors | 11/03/2024

The digital asset taxonomy is one of three recommendations advanced by the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee.

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam: HoSE Commences Trial Run of New Trading System

By Editors | 10/03/2024

Deployment was initially planned for 2015, but the project has faced delays and setbacks, including the pandemic, extending the rollout to nearly ten years.

Securities / Derivatives

Thai Exchanges Adjust Market Hours to Align With Regional Counterparts

By Editors | 10/03/2024

The SET, mai, and TFEX will open their afternoon trading sessions 30 minutes earlier to better align with regional markets.

Capital / Liquidity

AMFI Directs AMCs to Disclose Monthly Stress Test Results

By Ajoy K Das | 10/03/2024

The disclosures are intended to enhance transparency and provide investors with more insight into the risk profiles of small and mid-cap mutual fund schemes.

Capital / Liquidity

FSS Korea Outlines Supervision and Inspection Workplan for 2024

By Editors | 09/03/2024

Supervision and inspections will assess the ability of financial firms to prevent real estate-related risks from spreading to the financial system, among other areas.

Securities / Derivatives

EMEs Can Improve Shock Resilience With Better Hedging Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2024

The BIS finds that emerging markets with a more diverse investor base and better-developed hedging markets tend to have more resilient government bond markets.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea to Launch Carbon-linked ETNs for Retail Investors

By Editors | 08/03/2024

Korea’s Ministry of Environment, KRX and local securities firms are working to launch ETNs linked to carbon allowances by August this year.

Enforcement

Thailand SEC Penalises 15 for Manipulating Stock Prices

By Mark Johnston | 08/03/2024

The individuals were collectively fined a total $1.82mn and prohibited from serving as directors or executives of any securities company for varying periods.