Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC to Ease Rules for Major Shareholders of Securities Firms

By Editors | 16/06/2020

The profitability, net assets and experience requirements will be relaxed for major shareholders of securities companies.

Market Infrastructure

Best Practice for Tackling Shareholder Disclosure Rules

By Daniel Flatt | 16/06/2020

As regulators seek ways to protect domestic assets during this economic downturn, experts from Deloitte, BlackRock and AxiomSL outlined common-sense advice on how to handle rapid regulatory change.

Enforcement

ASIC Imposes Licence Conditions on Societe Generale Securities

By Editors | 16/06/2020

Societe Generale Securities Australia self-reported to ASIC that it deposited client money into unauthorised bank accounts.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX’s OTC Clear Introduces Client Clearing Services

By Editors | 15/06/2020

Market participants who are not themselves clearing members of OTC Clear can gain access to the benefits of central clearing through existing clearing members.

Securities / Derivatives

HKMA to Select Managers for New Growth Portfolio by H2 – Report

By Editors | 15/06/2020

The sovereign growth portfolio will invest in Hong Kong-specific projects, aimed at lifting the city’s competitiveness in financial services, commerce, aviation, logistics and innovation.

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai Bourse Lists First ETF Tracking French Stocks

By Editors | 15/06/2020

The listing of the new ETF represents the culmination of the SSE’s capital markets cooperation with Euronext, following an MOU signed in October 2018.

Securities / Derivatives

China Finalises New IPO Rules Shenzhen’s ChiNext Board

By Editors | 15/06/2020

Under the new market-based IPO pricing system, companies seeking a ChiNext listing will have to abide by stricter information disclosure rules, but will no longer require CSRC approval.

Securities / Derivatives

S. Korea Unveils New Corporate Asset Purchase Programme

By Editors | 15/06/2020

KAMCO, a state-run distressed asset manager which was deployed during the 1997 financial crisis, will set up a special purpose vehicle to buy up corporate assets for fair market prices.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Issues Guidance on Listed Company Executive Pay Decisions

By Editors | 14/06/2020

The high-level guidance set out specific factors boards and remuneration committees should consider when exercising discretion on executive variable pay in the current environment.