Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Opens New Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds

By Editors | 27/04/2020

The move follows Franklin Templeton’s decision to freeze and wind up six of its mutual funds amid intense redemption and liquidity pressures, prompting contagion fears across the sector.

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Issuers to Offer Electronic Options to Shareholders

By Editors | 27/04/2020

Listed issuers will be required to offer shareholders electronic options to subscribe for rights shares, exercise convertible securities and participate in dividend reinvestment schemes.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan: FSC Orders Review of Futures Brokers’ Trading Systems

By Editors | 27/04/2020

Investors complained they lost money due to an inability to place orders last week when crude oil dipped into negative prices.

Securities / Derivatives

S. Korea Finalises Risk Management Rules for Private Equity Funds

By Editors | 27/04/2020

Private equity funds will have to undergo regular audits, adopt new valuation guidelines, conduct regular liquidity stress tests, and cap leverage at 400% of assets, among other measures.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Approves DCE Launch of Hog Futures Product

By Editors | 27/04/2020

China is home to about half of the world’s pigs and produces around 50 million tonnes of pork a year.

Securities / Derivatives

Asian Pensions Under Pressure on Early Withdrawals

By AsianInvestor | 27/04/2020

The trade-off between the needs of today and the desires of tomorrow is challenging the retirement savings systems in Asia as Covid-19 forces early withdrawals.

Uncategorised

SEBI Eases Buyback Rules to Enable ‘Quicker Access to Capital’

By Editors | 26/04/2020

Listed companies can raise additional capital after six months from the expiring of the buyback period, compared to one year previously.

Enforcement

China: Luckin Investors Launch Lawsuit Under New Securities Law

By Editors | 26/04/2020

A lack of cross-border regulation presents a challenge to holding Luckin Coffee entities and executives to account for alleged misconduct and fraud.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Eases Mutual Fund Valuation Norms for Debt Securities

By Editors | 26/04/2020

Valuation agencies need not consider payment delays and maturity extensions resulting from Covid-19 as defaults when valuing money market and debt securities held by mutual funds.