Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Proposes to Update Rules for Futures Companies

By Editors | 28/03/2023

Futures companies will be allowed to expand their business scope to areas like consulting, market-making, proprietary trading and asset management.

ESG / Sustainability

AFMA Updates Environmental Products Conventions

By Editors | 28/03/2023

AFMA revised its environmental products conventions to align with other conventions and clarify their non-mandatory nature.

ESG / Sustainability

ESMA Told to Watch and Wait on ‘Greenbleaching’

By ESG Investor | 28/03/2023

Advisory group outlines its recommendations on addressing SFDR Article 9 downgrades and greenwashing regulatory uncertainty.

Securities / Derivatives

SET, SSE Start Displaying Each Other’s Index Quotes

By Editors | 28/03/2023

The initiative is the first collaboration by the Shanghai Stock Exchange with an ASEAN exchange in the field of indices.

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Extends Waqf Framework to REITs, ETFs

By Editors | 28/03/2023

Listing rule amendments enhance the post-listing disclosure framework for Islamic REITs and ETFs to provide transparency on the waqf arrangement.

Fintech / Regtech

SFC Consults on Subsidiary Legislation for Paperless Securities

By Editors | 27/03/2023

The subsidiary legislation covers operational and technical matters and the introduction of a more robust regulatory regime for securities registrars.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Waives Annual Licensing Fees for 2023/24 Financial Year

By Editors | 27/03/2023

The annual licensing fees were first waived for the 2020/21 financial year for a one year period, but it has since been extended each year.

Market Infrastructure

Macau Launches Charles Li’s New Financial Assets Exchange

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/03/2023

The exchange will trade in certificates that entitle holders to daily cash flows from micro and small businesses in Mainland China.

Fintech / Regtech

SWIFT Pilots Blockchain Solution to Tackle Corporate Actions Frictions

By Editors | 27/03/2023

The solution demonstrated the potential to reduce manual effort and errors in corporate action processing and deliver operational efficiencies.