Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Modifies Rules on Daily Price Limits for Commodity Futures

By Editors | 02/10/2022

Exchanges may relax the daily price limit in “exceptional circumstance” to resolve price differences between local and overseas markets.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Grants BSE Final Approval to Launch Gold Trading

By Editors | 02/10/2022

BSE has already conducted mock trading sessions for its members in a test environment to enable trading in electronic gold receipts.

Market Infrastructure

RBA Expresses Concerns Over CHESS System Delays in ASX Assessment

By Editors | 02/10/2022

ASX recorded a “strike” against the adoption of its remuneration report, which included a A$1.2mn bonus for former CEO Dominic Stevens despite the CHESS replacement delay.

ESG / Sustainability

China Designates 18 ‘Gatekeepers’ for Green Bond Market

By Darien Choong | 02/10/2022

The 18 firms, which include PwC, EY and Morningstar’s China units, will be responsible for evaluating and certifying green bonds and help to prevent greenwashing.

Securities / Derivatives

TWSE to Lower Listing Requirements for Innovation Board

By Editors | 02/10/2022

The Taiwan Innovation Board was launched in July last year to cater to innovative startups, but has seen only one listing so far.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Exchange Launches Battery Metal Futures

By Editors | 02/10/2022

Contracts were launched in battery-grade lithium carbonate; lithium hydroxide; cobalt metal; and cobalt hydroxide.

Securities / Derivatives

SWIFT Launching New Service to Reduce Settlement Fails

By Editors | 02/10/2022

The service will use UTIs to enable automated tracking of both sides of the transaction by all market participants involved.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong

By Editors | 02/10/2022

The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Issues New Rules for Ratings of Credit-enhanced Securities

By Editors | 30/09/2022

The rules require CRAs to make certain disclosures and conduct independent due diligence on the nature of support provided by an external or third party.