SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Enforcement

SFC Suspends Former CEO of Freeman Commodities for Supervisory Failures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

The former CEO failed to ensure Freeman Commidities maintained appropriate standards of conduct and adhered to proper procedures, the SFC said.

Enforcement

SFC Imposes 3-Year Ban on Former Licensee Over Wash Trades

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

The former licensed representative of Cinda International Securities executed a total of 109 matched or wash trades in nine stocks, the SFC said.

Big Picture

FSB Flags Vulnerabilities in Non-Bank Commercial Real Estate Investors

By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2025

FSB identifies liquidity mismatches, leverage, and valuation opacity as key vulnerabilities in non-bank commercial real estate investors.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong ‘Actively Pursuing’ Closer Integration With Mainland

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

Hong Kong will continue to explore further enhancements to the WMC scheme and ways to broaden Hong Kong professionals’ entry into the Mainland market.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Amends Rules to Boost Asset-Backed Securities Issuance by KODIT

By Thisanka Siripala | 19/06/2025

The Credit Guarantee Fund will be able to step in to purchase its own asset-backed securities using its own accounts.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Decides on Expiry Days for Equity Derivatives Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/06/2025

SEBI assigned Tuesday as the expiry day for all weekly index derivatives contracts of the NSE and Thursday for BSE contracts.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Probes Standard Chartered Over Derivatives Sales

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/06/2025

Besides lapses in the sale of derivatives to SMEs, there are concerns about inadequate risk disclosure and accounting practices.

Securities / Derivatives

China Broadens Derivatives Market Access for Foreign Investors

By Manesh Samtani | 19/06/2025

The DCE and SHFE have opened more commodity contracts to QFIs. China’s ETF options market will also be open to QFIs in October.

Enforcement

Pakistan Court Issues First-Ever Insider Trading Conviction

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/06/2025

A former banker misused material non-public information about his employer’s investment and disinvestment decisions for personal gain.