Securities / Derivatives

Market Infrastructure

Bursa Malaysia Revises Short-selling, Failed Trade Mechanisms

By Samuel Riding | 01/03/2017

Exchange says measures are designed to improve price discovery, mitigate costs.

Market Infrastructure

Tokyo Exchange to Deploy Machine Learning, AI Surveillance

By Samuel Riding | 01/03/2017

Exchange will deploy NEC machine learning, Hitachi AI technology.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Auditing 15 Brokers

By Samuel Riding | 01/03/2017

Investigations continue into allegations of unfair access to NSE for high-frequency traders.

Market Infrastructure

HK Delays OTC Contract Novation Reporting Requirement

By Samuel Riding | 01/03/2017

Requirement that novation dates be reported by 28 February postponed.

Market Infrastructure

CSRC Issues Stock Connect Warning

By Samuel Riding | 28/02/2017

Regulator flags 20 incidences of market manipulation, other malpractice.

Market Infrastructure

PSE Set to Agree Fixed Income Exchange Merger

By Samuel Riding | 28/02/2017

CEO Hans Sicat expected to become head of corporate bond board operator.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Fines P2P ‘Hyper’ $500mn

By Samuel Riding | 27/02/2017

Company chairman misrepresented firm as P2P business despite no involvement in sector.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Moots Reintroduction of Trading Lunchbreak

By Samuel Riding | 27/02/2017

Break in trading was scrapped in 2011; exchange said to also widen spread on buying, selling shares.

AML / KYC

New CBRC Chief Set to Head ‘Super Regulator’

By Samuel Riding | 24/02/2017

Guo Shuqing likely to head ‘single operating body’ with authority for banking, securities and insurance regulation.