Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

China Expands Foreign Investor Access to Exchange Bond Market

By Darien Choong | 30/06/2022

Foreign institutional investors permitted to participate in the interbank bond market are also allowed to participate in both the SSE and SZSE’s exchange bond markets

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Announces Decision to Allow FPIs to Trade Commodity Derivatives

By Editors | 30/06/2022

FPIs will be allowed to trade non-agri commodity derivatives and select non-agri benchmark indices. Only cash-settled contracts will be allowed.

ESG / Sustainability

SFC Reviewing Market Practices to Guard Against Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2022

Reviews underway cover concentration risk in OTC derivatives markets, risk management at futures brokers, and block trading practices.

Market Infrastructure

FMSB Publishes Best Practices for Trading Platform Disclosures

By Editors | 30/06/2022

Trading platform arrangements should contain information about trading protocols, counterparty name disclosure, prioritisation, use of last look, and trade dispute resolution.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA Issues KPI Registry for Sustainability-Linked Bonds

By ESG Investor | 30/06/2022

ICMA has also updated its guidance and introduced clarifications to support growth of the sustainable bond market.

Securities / Derivatives

Chinese Banks Asked to Prepare for Longer Yuan Trading Hours

By Editors | 29/06/2022

Longer trading hours will help meet the rising global demand for yuan transactions, narrow the onshore-offshore spread, and help Chinese investors hedge currency risk.

Securities / Derivatives

HK FRC Explores Joint Audit Inspections with Mainland Authorities

By Editors | 29/06/2022

Hong Kong’s Financial Reporting Council already has 13 cases involving mainland audit work papers, two of which have been concluded.

Securities / Derivatives

ETFs to Be Included in Stock Connect Starting 4 July

By Editors | 29/06/2022

The relevant rules and operational and regulatory arrangements have been finalised and technical systems have been put in place.

Fintech / Regtech

JPX Launches Real-time Calculation of Key TSE Indices

By Editors | 28/06/2022

The TSE’s prime, standard and growth market indices are being calculated every 15 seconds from 27 June instead of once a day.