SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

New Zealand FMA Approves First Passport Fund Under ARFP

By Editors | 26/01/2022

NZX-owned Smartshares Limited has become the first fund manager to be approved under the Asia Region Funds Passport scheme.

ESG / Sustainability

Philippine SEC Issues Draft Rules for SRI Funds

By Mark Johnston | 25/01/2022

To qualify as an SRI fund, an investment company must have at least 70 percent of its NAV allotted to ESG investments.

Market Infrastructure

China Issues Foundational Rules to Connect Bond Markets

By Darien Choong | 25/01/2022

Participants will be able to access the interbank and exchange-traded bond markets without having to open separate accounts.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX Lists First Two SPACs Under New Framework

By Editors | 24/01/2022

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp and Pegasus Asia listed last week. A third SPAC, filed by Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition, will debut on Thursday.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Proposes Revisions For ETP Naming Conventions

By Editors | 23/01/2022

ASIC proposes to revise the ETP naming conventions by dividing them into two levels of labelling: primary labels and secondary labels.

Securities / Derivatives

TAIFEX to Raise Margin Levels on All Futures Contracts

By Editors | 23/01/2022

Margin levels on equity index, commodity, FX and ETF contracts will be raised by 10 percent from 26 January.

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan FSC Issues Disclosure Rules for Overseas ESG Funds

By Darien Choong | 23/01/2022

The rules set out the disclosures overseas ESG-themed funds should make to be distributed in Taiwan.

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai INE Opens Applications for New Market Makers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/01/2022

Shanghai INE says new market makers must have net assets of no less than CNY 50 million or its equivalent in foreign currency.

Securities / Derivatives

CMB Backed SPAC Applies for Hong Kong Listing

By Editors | 20/01/2022

The SPAC listing application was made by Aquila Acquisition Corporation, whose ultimate parent is China Merchant Bank.