Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

TWSE to Launch Market Making System by June 2021

By Editors | 09/09/2020

Brokerages electing to serve as market makers will benefit through reduced handling fees, and be allowed to freely choose which eligible shares to trade.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Revises Mutual Fund Side Pocketing Standards

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/09/2020

Previously, only debt securities downgraded below investment grade can be side pocketed. Side pocketing will be allowed for even higher-rated debts that are restructured due to Covid-19.

Fintech / Regtech

Tokyo Bourse, IHS Markit to Combine Securities Finance Data

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/09/2020

The combined dataset will provide five years of historical short selling and stock loan data covering Japanese equities for use in portfolio analysis and construction.

Enforcement

Taiwan FSC Penalises 12 Futures Brokers Over Oil Trades

By Lucy Zhang | 08/09/2020

The futures brokers failed to announce negative oil prices in April and were unable to accept orders from clients, among other failures.

Securities / Derivatives

Industry Standards Needed for Measuring Execution Quality: FMSB

By Editors | 08/09/2020

Best practice principles will facilitate regulatory compliance and drive efficiencies in the measurement of execution quality, the FMSB says in a new spotlight review.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Exchange Launches ‘New Deal’ Market Indices

By Editors | 08/09/2020

The new indices track Korea’s largest battery, biotech, internet and gaming stocks. KRX plans to launch ETFs based on the new indices next month.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Defers Haircut Standards for Securities Financing Transactions

By Editors | 08/09/2020

The extensions will help to ease operational burdens on banks, broker-dealers and regulators, allowing them to focus on Covid-19 related priorities.

Fintech / Regtech

ASX Opens Data Science Platform to Third Party Firms

By Editors | 07/09/2020

ASX DataSphere allows third-party firms to experiment with ASX and non-ASX datasets spanning fixed income, interest rates, derivatives, equities, and benchmarks.

Securities / Derivatives

TOCOM Seeks Market Makers for Electricity Futures Contracts

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/09/2020

The market maker programme will ensure smooth execution of transactions and improve liquidity in the electricity futures market.