Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Finalises Rule Relaxations for Investment Funds

By Editors | 09/01/2022

Greater flexibility is provided for investments in IPO stocks, low-unrated and rated and unrated bonds, and CoCo and TLAC bonds.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX to Launch Derivatives Holiday Trading by Easter

By Manesh Samtani | 07/01/2022

All MSCI futures and options will be included as the first batch of Holiday Trading Products. A market readiness test will be held in late February 2022.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Finalises Tighter Rules on Use of IPO Proceeds

By Editors | 06/01/2022

Anchor investors can only sell 50 percent of their allocated shares after 30 days. The remaining portion has a 90-day lock-in period.

Securities / Derivatives

Thai SEC Allows Mutual Funds to Use Three-tiered Investment

By Mark Johnston | 06/01/2022

Three-tiered investment will increase flexibility for asset management companies and enable them to manage their asset allocation more efficiently, the SEC said.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Introduces New Market Making Scheme for G-sec Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/01/2022

The market-making scheme will ensure quotes are available to retail investors using the RBI Retail Direct Scheme to buy and sell G-secs.

Enforcement

Malaysia SC Charges Serba Dinamik Execs for False Disclosure

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/01/2022

Four executives of oil and gas engineering company Serba Dinamik have been charged for submitting a false statement to Bursa Malaysia.

Market Infrastructure

China’s Rules on Cybersecurity Reviews to Take Effect in Mid-Feb

By Manesh Samtani | 06/01/2022

The final rules, proposed in July, require companies holding personal data of more than one million users to undergo a cybersecurity review before they can list overseas.

Securities / Derivatives

FSC Korea Outlines Plans to Launch Second ‘New Deal’ Fund

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/01/2022

A private fund manager will be selected to manage 20% of the fund, which will prioritise investment in carbon net zero initiatives and local New Deal sectors.

Enforcement

Singapore Police, MAS Launch Probe into Unlicensed Trading Platform

By Editors | 05/01/2022

Three arrests have been made amid suspicions that “irregular trading activities have been carried out on the platform”.