Securities & Trading

The temporary margin financing relief measures due to expire on 30 September will be extended to 31 December 2020.

The bourse operator also plans to launch an MSCI Taiwan options contract later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions.

iFAST Corporation expects to start selling private funds to qualified onshore individual and institutional investors in China in early 2021.

Interest rates on margin accounts vary between 4.5% and 9%; underwriting fees vary between 1% and 6% of the total value of the shares.

CFA Institute says 75% of global C-level executives in the investment industry believe climate change is important, but only 40% incorporate it in their investment process.

The FSC is examining whether to encourage the development of Internet-only securities companies to cater to investors who are increasingly placing orders online.

The new contract will provide relevant enterprises open, continuous and transparent price signals and effective risk management tools, the CSRC said.

Yangtze Power is the first Chinese issuer to receive LSE's 'Green Economy Mark', which recognises firms that derive at least half of revenues from the green economy.

Baillie Gifford has become the latest foreign asset manager to set up a wholly-owned securities investment fund unit in China.

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