Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

JPMorgan Seeks Majority Stake in China Ventures

By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2018

The US bank’s Hong Kong unit has applied for 51% stake in a Chinese securities firm; also announced plans for majority stake in its fund management joint venture.

Securities / Derivatives

S.Korea FSS Expands Inspections at Brokerages

By Manesh Samtani | 11/05/2018

The FSS will carry out on-site inspections at 32 brokerages and Koscom, following dividend error which saw Samsung Securities issue $100bn in ‘ghost stocks’ last month.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Consults on Rules for Foreign Ownership in Securities Firms

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2018

Foreign majority shareholders must be reputable financial institutions with three year track record; Nomura becomes the latest to seek establishment of majority owned joint venture securities firm in China.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Extends Trading Hours for Equity Derivatives

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2018

The move will align trading hours of equity derivatives with commodity derivatives, effective 1 October, when individual Indian exchanges are also set to integrate stock and commodity trading.

Fintech / Regtech

Korea Joins Regional Peers in Adopting AI-based Market Surveillance

By JP Reimann | 08/05/2018

KRX launches new market surveillance system based on artificial intelligence; reduces time to secure data on suspicious transactions from 5 days to 1 hour.

Market Infrastructure

China Set to Revive RQDII with New Safeguards

By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2018

Central bank forbids RQDII investors from exchanging the yuan for foreign currencies in offshore CNY investments.

Market Infrastructure

China Issues Draft Rules for Depository Receipt Issuance

By Manesh Samtani | 07/05/2018

Rules include requirements related to investor protection, information disclosures; Shanghai-London Stock Connect to allow cross listings of depository receipts.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Issues New Rules on Instant Message Trade Orders

By JP Reimann | 07/05/2018

Regulator requires two years of full records, client authentication and validation, a written contingency plan and compliance reviews for instant messaging use.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Issues New Risk Management Guidelines for Derivatives

By Editors | 04/05/2018

Guidelines to take effect in June specify margin calculation methods, collection and enforcement norms, and method of calculation of trading and clearing members’ liquid net worth, effective from June.