SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Market Infrastructure

Taiwan FSC Proposes Extensive Financial Markets Reform

By Samuel Riding | 18/05/2016

Regulator concludes investors face much higher costs and taxes than in rival markets.

Market Infrastructure

Vietnam’s UPCoM to Allow Margin Trading

By Samuel Riding | 17/05/2016

Market operated by Hanoi Stock Exchange to introduce dual share classification.

Market Infrastructure

FSA Issues Financial Markets Consultation

By Samuel Riding | 16/05/2016

Consultation on Japanese markets, exchanges and fintech follows meeting of Financial System Council.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Enhances Share Suspension Reporting

By Samuel Riding | 13/05/2016

Exchange will report every six months on stocks suspended for more than a year.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO to Increase Enforcement Cooperation

By Samuel Riding | 12/05/2016

Regulators agree to exchange of ISP and telephone records, but not the content of communications.

Market Infrastructure

Details of Japan’s ‘Dynamic Supervision’ Emerge

By Samuel Riding | 11/05/2016

Financial Services Agency reveals thinking on bank risk models, stress tests.

Market Infrastructure

DTCC Signs Trade Repository MOU with KRX

By Samuel Riding | 10/05/2016

Service would meet Korean regulator’s requirements for cross-border transaction reporting.

Securities / Derivatives

ARFP Faces Tax, Political Challenges

By Editors | 10/05/2016

Singapore’s absence from passport can support progress on cross-border tax issues.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Tighten Trading Violation Enforcement

By Samuel Riding | 06/05/2016

Securities regulator to introduce ‘market-wide impact’ definition.