SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Capital / Liquidity

Research Finds Derivatives Central Clearing Unfavourable

By Editors | 01/08/2016

Preliminary research assesses creation of cost incentive in favour of central clearing for bilateral contracts.

Securities / Derivatives

HK’s Relaunched Closing Auction Takes 2.2% of Volume on 1st Day

By Samuel Riding | 26/07/2016

Measure reintroduced to improve accuracy of closing share prices receives muted response.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI to Monitor Market via Social Media

By Samuel Riding | 21/07/2016

Securities regulator seeking bids from web crawling, data extraction and information management firms.

Market Infrastructure

SFC Said Surveying Brokerages on Dark Pool Compliance

By Samuel Riding | 19/07/2016

Dark pools comprised about 1.6% of Hong Kong securities market turnover last month.

Market Infrastructure

MAS Backs SGX Regulation Subsidiary

By Samuel Riding | 19/07/2016

Authority cites independent unit as important factor in success of exchange’s self-regulation.

Market Infrastructure

CSRC Downgrades More than 50% of Brokerages

By Samuel Riding | 18/07/2016

Annual ratings reflect a company’s risk control and compliance management.

Securities / Derivatives

India Tightens Collateral Rules

By Samuel Riding | 18/07/2016

Stock exchange clearing members barred from using their own fixed deposit receipts as collateral.

Market Infrastructure

LSE-SHSE Link Study Making ‘Good Progress’ – CSRC

By Samuel Riding | 15/07/2016

London exchange chief says Brexit vote has created uncertainty but has limited overall impact.

Market Infrastructure

HK Issues OTC Clearing Revisions

By Samuel Riding | 15/07/2016

HKMA and SFC consultation conclusions add further proposed revisions.