Securities / Derivatives

    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore to Mandate Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives

    By Editors | 02/05/2018

    Mandatory clearing to apply to SGD and USD fixed-floating interest rate swaps; applicable to banks with OTC derivatives exceeding SGD20 bn.

    Securities / Derivatives

    PBOC Announces Stricter Asset Management Rules

    By Editors | 02/05/2018

    New rules include leverage limits, a ban on implicit guarantees, risk reserve provisioning amounting to 10% of management fees; transition period for full compliance to last until end-2020.

    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Extends Deadline for Monitoring Foreign Investment Limits

    By Editors | 02/05/2018

    Extension to give listed companies more time to provide data to depositories on foreign investment; data to enable daily calculation of foreign investment in listed companies.

    Enforcement

    Chinese Exchanges Toughen ‘Abnormal Trade’ Monitoring

    By Editors | 01/05/2018

    SZSE and SSE have strengthened rules for member firms on monitoring key accounts for abnormal trading and market manipulation.

    Market Infrastructure

    Japanese Banks Respond to HK OTC Derivatives Consultation

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2018

    Japanese banking association asks for 6-12 months grace for implementing LEI requirements; urges for increased incentives to encourage smaller firms to obtain LEIs.

    Market Infrastructure

    India Puts Funds Passporting On Hold

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2018

    Local press reports say SEBI is concerned about excessive foreign money into the country’s nascent mutual funds industry making it susceptible to fund volatility.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SFC to More Than Triple Investor Compensation Limit

    By JP Reimann | 30/04/2018

    Proposals include raising compensation limit to HKD500,000 per investor, covering Stock Connect northbound trading; raising trigger for reinstating transaction levy to fund compensation.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Securities Regulator Encourages Rental Property Securitisation

    By Editors | 28/04/2018

    CSRC says rental asset-backed REITs will allow property developers to raise funds, reduce leverage and diversify investment options.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Indian Exchanges Enable Retail Investment in Gov’t Securities

    By Editors | 27/04/2018

    BSE and NSE have launched online platforms for retail investors to participate in weekly RBI auctions for government securities and treasury bills.

    Market Infrastructure

    FSB Publishes Second UPI Governance Consultation

    By JP Reimann | 27/04/2018

    Consultation covers fee models and cost recovery, intellectual property, standardisation, competition among UPI service providers, arrangements for UPI reference data library.

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