Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Proposes to Relax Requirements for Singapore REITs

By Editors | 03/07/2019

The consultation paper proposes to allow REITs to take on more leverage if they can demonstrate an ability to service their debt with regular income.

Market Infrastructure

NZX Completes Migration to Single Board, New Listing Rules

By Editors | 02/07/2019

NZX’s updated rule set took effect in January, but participants were allowed a six month transition period for adoption before the move to a single board.

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Finalises List of FSPs Under Clearing Obligation

By Editors | 01/07/2019

The list of Financial Services Providers identifies major dealers outside Hong Kong that are under the clearing obligation.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Approves Tighter Norms for Mutual Funds

By Editors | 01/07/2019

At its latest board meeting, SEBI approved tighter norms for mutual funds and pledged shares, while also approving a new framework for shares with differential voting rights.

Fintech / Regtech

ASIC Proposes New Rules for Market Operators, Participants

By Editors | 30/06/2019

The proposals seek to ensure resilience of critical systems, reliability of outsourced services, and appropriate management of cyber and data security risks, among other requirements.

Securities / Derivatives

NZX Has Enhanced its Surveillance Function, says FMA

By Editors | 30/06/2019

The NZX improved its market surveillance function in response to last year’s FMA review. It is also planning to complete a trading system upgrade next year, using NASDAQ technology.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Issues Consolidated Directions for Interest Rate Derivatives

By Editors | 28/06/2019

Under the new directions, stock exchanges and OTC market-makers have been given the flexibility to design and structure IRD products tailored to the needs of market participants.

Market Infrastructure

JBA Responds to Hong Kong OTC Derivatives Consultation

By Editors | 28/06/2019

The Japanese Bankers Association asks the HKMA and SFC to develop rules that automatically assign the UTI generation responsibility, rather than rely on bilateral agreement between counterparties.

Market Infrastructure

China-Japan Cross-Border ETFs Start Trading

By Editors | 28/06/2019

Eight new cross-border ETFs have started trading on the Shanghai and Tokyo stock exchanges, just days after FTSE Russell started including China A shares in its indexes.