Securities & Trading
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11MUFG Brokerage Unit Primary Dealer Status Suspended
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 17, 2018Dealer found to be manipulating prices in JGB futures trading, resulting in one-month suspension of the firm's primary dealer status for one...
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22Thailand to Expand Collateral Allowed for Margin Trading
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 16, 2018The SEC is consulting on allowing debt instruments, government securities, and mutual fund units as collateral for margin accounts at securities firms.
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30China Blocks Southbound Access to Dual-Class Stocks
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 16, 2018Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses release joint statement barring domestic investors from trading in foreign companies, stapled securities and stocks with weighted voting...
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25SEBI Blocks Cash Payments To Stock Brokers
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 16, 2018Stock brokers are no longer allowed cash payments either directly or deposited into their bank accounts, as India aims to promote digital payments...
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23SGX to Roll Out Central Clearing for Bilateral OTC FX Derivatives
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 16, 2018Singapore Exchange to launch trading solutions allowing privately negotiated OTC FX trades to be cleared like standard FX futures; launch set for...
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41FSC Eases Listings for Taiwan Owned Foreign Companies
Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia July 13, 2018New rules to attract overseas companies to list in Taiwan include the removal of a profitability requirement and a shortening of the...
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SEBI Amends Stress Testing Methodology For Commodity Derivatives
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018Minimum capital requirement for settlement guarantee fund has been fixed at INR100mn, as opposed to being determined through daily stress tests.
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27China Brokers Face Loan Risks Amid Market Sell-Off – Report
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 12, 2018Equity-backed loans amount to 103% of net capital at Chinese brokerages; $2tn sell-off since January rapidly eroding value of collateral, reports Bloomberg.
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35FATF Consults on Securities Sector AML/CFT Guidance
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia July 11, 2018Guidance aimed at assisting to countries, competent authorities, providers of securities products and services, and intermediaries in risk-based design and implementation of...
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44Myanmar Stock Market Starts to Open to Foreign Investors
Emma Zhou, Regulation Asia July 10, 2018Resident foreigners can invest in up to 35% of the share capital of YSX-listed companies from 1 August; plans to allow investment...
