Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

Close-Out Netting Essential for Asia Derivatives Markets – ISDA

By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2019

Close-out netting is the single most effective tool for reducing credit risk between counterparties, says ISDA chief Scott O’Malia, highlighting the ambiguity over its treatment in key jurisdictions.

Securities / Derivatives

China Expands Retail Access to Government Bonds

By Editors | 10/04/2019

With the government bond market now open to retail investors, China is relaxing a restriction that only allowed bond-buying during the first 10 days of the month.

Securities / Derivatives

Digital Asset, ISDA Collaborate to Drive Adoption of ISDA CDM

By Editors | 10/04/2019

Digital Asset will help create a new reference code library that will simplify and standardise the process of generating lifecycle events defined in the ISDA Common Domain Model.

Market Infrastructure

DTCC Partners with Droit to Automate Pre-Reporting Decision-Making

By Editors | 10/04/2019

DTCC’s pre-reporting solution can now determine – in real-time – the global cross-regulatory reporting implications and obligations for a particular transaction.

Market Infrastructure

Bursa Malaysia to Operate on T+2 Settlement from 29 April

By Editors | 08/04/2019

Bursa Malaysia will migrate to T+2 settlement starting from 29 April, putting it in line with the financial markets of developed countries.

Securities / Derivatives

Bangladesh Exchanges Lobby for Lower Taxes to Spur Capital Market

By Editors | 08/04/2019

The Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges have asked for tax cuts on dividends, bonds, stock transactions, and their own income, in a bid to catalyse Bangladesh’s capital markets.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI to Allow Non-Residents to Trade Interest Rate Derivatives

By Editors | 07/04/2019

Under draft rules, non-resident retail investors can hedge through interest rate derivatives; non-retail investors can participate for other specified purposes.

Securities / Derivatives

Over 40 IPO Applicants Accepted for Shanghai’s New Board

By Editors | 07/04/2019

Of the 50 listing applicants so far, 41 have been accepted and will have to through a second stage of audit and inquiry. The other 9 have been sent inquiry letters.

Securities / Derivatives

Merger Benefits Diminished Under Existing JPX-TOCOM Plan

By Editors | 07/04/2019

The current plan to keep crude oil and petroleum products on TOCOM will diminish the benefits of the planned merger with JPX.