Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

KRX Outlines Key Strategies to Boost Market Appeal in 2023

By Editors | 06/02/2023

The strategies include allowing night-time derivatives trading, a change to the dividend system, new derivatives product launches, and a new market for digital securities.

Market Infrastructure

India Budget to Provide Boosts to India Fintech, GIFT City

By Editors | 06/02/2023

The budget includes a revamp of India’s credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs and new incentives to draw companies to GIFT City.

ESG / Sustainability

China Launches National Carbon Exchange in Beijing

By Editors | 05/02/2023

The China Beijing Green Exchange was launched with the aim of building itself into a national-level green exchange.

Market Infrastructure

Existing FMI Rules Are Sufficient to Address Climate-related Risks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/02/2023

DTCC says the regulatory frameworks and standards contained within the PFMI are sufficient to address climate-related financial risks faced by FMIs.

Securities / Derivatives

Ransomware Attack Against ION Markets Hit Derivatives Traders

By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2023

The incident has forced firms to manually process derivatives trades. Ransomware gang Lockbit has threatened to publish stolen data unless a ransom is paid.

Market Infrastructure

CSRC Draft Rules to Expand New IPO System to Main Boards

By Editors | 02/02/2023

The registration-based IPO system adopted by the STAR Market, ChiNext and BSE will be adopted on the main boards of the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.

Market Infrastructure

NYSE Faces Claims Over Last Week’s Trading Halts

By Editors | 01/02/2023

Charles Schwab, Robinhood, Virtu Financial and Citadel Securities are among the firms that submitted claims. The total impact is estimated at over $20mn.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Revises Principles for Regulating Commodity Derivatives Markets

By Editors | 01/02/2023

New Principles added cover unexpected market disruptions, market access, high-frequency trading, and investor education.

Market Infrastructure

ASX to Introduce New Measures for Handling Outages

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/02/2023

ASX will introduce new order and trade download services and a ‘cancel only’ session state. A proposed intraday restart capability will not proceed.