Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

LME Hit with Lawsuits Over Nickel Trade Cancellations

By Editors | 07/06/2022

Judicial review claims from Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading challenge LME’s decisions to cancel nickel trades in March.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Announces Updated Financial Reporting Rules for AFS Licensees

By Editors | 07/06/2022

AFS licensees’ financial reports must contain disclosures consistent with the financial reports of other for-profit entities, prepared under AASB standards.

Market Infrastructure

ASX Finalises Changes to Issuer Services Fee Model

By Editors | 06/06/2022

The changes will take effect from 1 July and result in a “substantially simpler, clearer and more predictable” fee model, ASX says.

Big Picture

Regulation the ‘Clinching Factor’ in Driving Sell-side Transformation

By Manesh Samtani | 05/06/2022

New research from the ValueExchange sheds light on the role legacy technology plays in the future growth of sell-side firms.

Securities / Derivatives

Dhaka Bourse to Launch First ETFs in Three Months

By Editors | 05/06/2022

BSEC has given consent to allow ETFs to launch in Bangladesh’s capital market. The minimum size of an ETF will be set at $5.6mn.

Securities / Derivatives

Foreign Firms Express Concern Over CSRC Cybersecurity Rules

By Editors | 05/06/2022

Financial firms are reportedly concerned that proposed new rules on cybersecurity could make them vulnerable to hackers and present sector-wide risks.

Securities / Derivatives

Philippine: DOF to Have Oversight of FX Trades by Govt Entities

By Editors | 04/06/2022

The Department of Finance is directed through a presidential order to provide oversight of FX derivatives activities of non-bank government entities.

Securities / Derivatives

China Cracks Down on Listed Company Business with Finance Companies

By Darien Choong | 04/06/2022

The CSRC and CBIRC are jointly cracking down on related-party and affiliated transactions involving listed companies and finance companies.

ESG / Sustainability

ESMA Issues Supervisory Guidance on Greenwashing in Funds

By Editors | 04/06/2022

ESMA says administrative measures, including enforcement, may be appropriate in cases where SFDR disclosures are misleading or do not match fund documentation.