Securities / Derivatives

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Beijing Bourse Issues New Rules on Govt Bond Trading

    By Editors | 01/02/2023

    Institutional investors with bond accounts at the CCDC can apply for access to trade government bonds on Beijing Stock Exchange’s platform.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    EIB Issues First GBP Digital Bond on Public Blockchain

    By Editors | 01/02/2023

    The issue marks the first ever digital bond denominated in GBP, as well as the first public issuance on Orion, HSBC’s new tokenisation platform.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO Revises Principles for Regulating Commodity Derivatives Markets

    By Editors | 01/02/2023

    New Principles added cover unexpected market disruptions, market access, high-frequency trading, and investor education.

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    Market Infrastructure

    ASX to Introduce New Measures for Handling Outages

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/02/2023

    ASX will introduce new order and trade download services and a ‘cancel only’ session state. A proposed intraday restart capability will not proceed.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    JPX Concludes Carbon Credit Market Demonstration Project

    By Editors | 01/02/2023

    The project was commissioned by METI in September last year to demonstrate the technical feasibility of a carbon credits market.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Tokyo Financial Exchange to Launch TONA Derivatives on 20 March

    By Editors | 31/01/2023

    TFX will launch 3-month TONA futures and related options contracts. The 6-month Euroyen LIBOR futures and O/N Call Rate futures contracts will be delisted.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    FSC Korea Unveils 12 Policy Initiatives in 2023 Work Plan

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2023

    The initiatives seek to mitigate risks related to financial stability, insolvencies, scams, and virtual assets, while also promoting innovation and fintech.

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    Enforcement

    UPDATED – Citadel Securities Fined in Korea for ‘Disrupting Market Order’

    By Editors | 31/01/2023

    The case was the first in which the FSC imposed a penalty for market order disruptions as a result of high-frequency algorithmic trading.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    JPX Starts Using Blockchain Tech to Settle Rubber Futures Deliveries

    By Editors | 31/01/2023

    The new system digitises delivery orders required for the physical delivery of rubber when futures contracts expire, thereby enhancing settlement efficiency.

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    Enforcement

    SFC Fines Private Fund Adviser for Failing to Protect Investors’ Interest

    By Editors | 31/01/2023

    Cardinalasia Consulting and its responsible officer failed to ensure that the manager of the five private funds received appropriate advice.

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