Market Infrastructure
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SGX Revises MTP Methodology
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 3, 2016Exchange alters basis of calculation to decide whether stocks meets minimum trading price requirement.
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China Opens up CFETS Membership
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 3, 2016Membership of foreign exchange trade system to allow qualifying banks to trade Chinese currency onshore.
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Goldman Sachs Censured for HK Takeover Code Breaches
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 3, 2016Investment bank failed to make dealing disclosures on 111 trades, breached research report restrictions.
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HK, Singapore, Australia Delay UTI Implementation
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 2, 2016Regulators to await international standards, delay implementation to early 2017.
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LCH.Clearnet Gains Singapore Clearing House Status
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 2, 2016Recognition means firms subject to upcoming MAS clearing requirements can use LCH.Clearnet platform.
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S.Korea to Ease Foreign Investment Rules
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 2, 2016FSC aims to make foreign investment in local stocks easier, regain MSCI developed market status.
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China to Pilot Commercial Bank Investment in Tech Firms
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 2, 2016Existing law bars commercial lenders from direct investment in equities of non-bank institutions.
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SGX, MAS to Delay New Regulation
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 1, 2016Exchange, monetary authority agree to leave six-12 month gap between new requirements.
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MAS to Take on Exchange Surveillance
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 1, 2016Monetary authority says self-regulating Singapore exchanges can have ‘blind spots’
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SFC Warns of Brokerage Account Security Breaches
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 29, 2016Incidents of unauthorised access prompt reminder from regulator, cybercrime bureau.
