Securities / Derivatives

ESG / Sustainability

IOSCO Proposes 21 Good Practices to Promote VCM Integrity

By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2023

The Good Practices cover regulatory frameworks, primary market issuance, secondary market trading, and use and disclosure of use of carbon credits.

Market Infrastructure

RBI, BOE Agree to Cooperate on CCIL Information Exchange

By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2023

The BOE recognises the “primacy” of the RBI in supervising India-based CCPs and agrees to rely on home country regulation and supervision.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Launches Investor Relations Support Programme

By Editors | 03/12/2023

The so-called “IR4U programme” provides tools and resources to help Malaysian listed companies develop their investor relations function.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Announces First Listings Under Shanghai ETF Link

By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2023

ETF listed on SGX will give investors exposure to high dividend paying Shanghai stocks. ETF listed on SSE will track Indian and Southeast Asian tech companies.

Enforcement

FINRA Fines BofA Securities for Spoofing in Treasury Markets

By Editors | 03/12/2023

FINRA said a former BofA Securities supervisor and junior trader conducted 717 spoof trades, and the firm’s systems were not able to detect such activity.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea FSS to Tighten Rules on Sale of Bond Investments

By Editors | 03/12/2023

The rule changes are needed to ensure investors understand the risks and transaction costs of bond investments, the FSS said.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Third Phase of CBDC Project “Helvetia” Gets Underway

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2023

The pilot programme allows participating banks to settle digital bonds and repo transactions against wholesale CBDC on a DvP basis.

Securities / Derivatives

New Zealand FMA to Cooperate with FMSB on Market Standards

By Editors | 01/12/2023

Good industry standards can complement principle-based laws and drive robust operational practices among market intermediaries, the FMA said.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Proposes Amendments to Listing Requirements

By Editors | 01/12/2023

The amendments will enhance transparency on fund-raising exercises and require disclosure of CEO remuneration on a named basis.