Securities / Derivatives

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Tightens Rules for Bond Traders

    By Editors | 08/01/2018

    Informal transactions will no longer be allowed; market participants will need to sign written agreements.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Higher Stock Transaction Tax to Impact Trading Volume: PSE

    By Garima Chitkara | 05/01/2018

    Stock transaction tax increased 20% from 1 January 2018; change in timeline took exchange by surprise.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India Confirms Stock, Commodity Trading to be Allowed on Single Exchanges

    By Garima Chitkara | 04/01/2018

    Individual exchanges will be able to host equity, equity derivative, commodity derivative, currency derivative, interest rate future and debt instruments.

    Market Infrastructure

    Indonesia to Establish Derivatives CCP

    By Editors | 03/01/2018

    Centralising counterparty risk at a clearinghouse will make derivative products offered by Indonesian financial institutions more competitive.

    Market Infrastructure

    India Overhauls Credit Rating Agency, Fund Sponsor Regulations

    By Editors | 02/01/2018

    Securities regulator increases net worth requirement for agencies, requires separate legal entities for ‘non-core business’.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HSBC, StanChart Only HK Stocks to Fall Under MiFIR

    By Editors | 29/12/2017

    Only two Hong Kong-listed stocks have sufficient EU volume to comply with MiFIR trading obligations.

    Market Infrastructure

    Taiwan Stock Exchange Launches Co-location Services

    By Garima Chitkara | 29/12/2017

    Exchange says move will boost trading speeds, bring Taiwan up to speed with international standards and regulations.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Malaysia to Introduce Alternative Trading Systems

    By Garima Chitkara | 26/12/2017

    Securities Commission invites proposals from parties interested in participating in regulatory sandbox sessions under its innovation lab.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HK SFC to Remove Corporate Treasury of non-Financial Firms from OTC Regulation

    By Samuel Riding | 21/12/2017

    Extensive consultation also proposes to expand risk mitigation requirements to ‘all licensed corporations’, rejects idea of regulatory threshold.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS to Expand Range of Eligible Collateral to Include Commodities for IRB Banks

    By Editors | 21/12/2017

    Banks using internal ratings for credit risk under Basel guidelines will be allowed to have commodities as physical collateral.

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