SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Capital / Liquidity

ASIC Eyes Regtech Expansion

By Samuel Riding | 29/05/2017

Securities watchdog looks to bring more regulation and compliance technology into innovation hub, sandbox.

Securities / Derivatives

APAC Regulators Welcome Global FX Code

By Samuel Riding | 25/05/2017

Regulators from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea and Singapore say they will ‘promote adherence’.

Market Infrastructure

HK Market Infrastructures Pass CPMI-IOSCO Test With Aplomb

By Samuel Riding | 25/05/2017

Study confirms frameworks for payment and securities settlement systems, CCPs and trade repositories meet PFMI.

Market Infrastructure

Japan Passes HFT Legislation

By Samuel Riding | 23/05/2017

Offshore HFTs must have offices in Japan; all must register with regulator, disclose risk management practices.

Securities / Derivatives

US Regulator Charges Nomura Traders with Fraud

By Samuel Riding | 22/05/2017

Traders alleged to have made extra $750,000 in profit and boosted bonuses while deliberately lying to customers.

Market Infrastructure

ASIC FX Probe Nears End with Macquarie Undertaking

By Samuel Riding | 22/05/2017

Macquarie follows Big 4 lenders in promising to fix and monitor conduct by forex traders.

Market Infrastructure

Malaysia to Ease ETF Regulations

By Samuel Riding | 19/05/2017

Issuer capital requirement, distribution and permissible products to be expanded.

AML / KYC

SEBI Investigating $5bn Penny Stock Scam

By Samuel Riding | 17/05/2017

Indian securities regulator has been using data analytics and surveillance to identify culprits.

Market Infrastructure

HKMA, PBOC Confirm Bond Connect

By Samuel Riding | 17/05/2017

Programme to launch with northbound trading only; rules to mirror those for overseas investors in inter-bank bond market.