SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Securities / Derivatives

JPX to Develop New Index Focusing on Human Capital

By Editors | 11/02/2025

The global evaluation metrics for human capital proposed by the SASB will be used for selecting constituent stocks

ESG / Sustainability

CSRC to Develop Five Areas of Capital Market Activity

By Editors | 11/02/2025

New guidelines aim to promote investment in cutting-edge fields, and encourage more green products including futures and options.

Market Infrastructure

UK Releases Roadmap for Transitioning to T+1 Settlement

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/02/2025

The Accelerated Settlement Task Force provides a structured timeline for the transition, identifying required actions and key milestones.

Market Infrastructure

RBI to Review Trading, Settlement Timings of Financial Markets

By Editors | 10/02/2025

A working group will review trading and settlement timings for RBI-regulated financial markets such as interest rate and FX markets.

Enforcement

DOJ Secures Guilty Plea in SEC Case of Social Media Account Hack

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/02/2025

Eric Council Jr admitted to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud and is due to be sentenced on 16 May

Enforcement

Korea FSS Reveals Results of Probe into Shinhan Trading Losses

By Mark Johnston | 10/02/2025

Shinhan Investment Corp, when acting as an ETF liquidity provider, engaged in speculative futures trading and lost KRW 130 billion.

Crypto / Digital Assets

GDF-FIX Alliance Creates Bridge to Tokenised Assets

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/02/2025

GDF and FIX members have demonstrated the ability to connect to blockchain-based assets using FIX-based TradFi platforms.

Securities / Derivatives

FSC Korea Grants Final Approval for ATS Launch on 4 March

By Manesh Samtani | 10/02/2025

The FSC said the ATS launch will bring about extended trading hours, more diverse order types, and lower transaction costs for investors.

Fintech / Regtech

SEBI Allows Brokers to Offer Algo Trading to Retail Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/02/2025

Brokers must obtain stock exchange approval for each algorithm, and any subsequent modification, to offer it to retail investors.