SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Market Infrastructure

IFSCA Proposes Rule Changes for GIFT City Market Infrastructure

By Ajoy K Das | 06/09/2024

The changes are aimed at ensuring robust governance standards at GIFT City’s two stock exchanges, two clearing corporations and one depository.

Securities / Derivatives

StanChart Completes First Gold Price Hedge Deal in India’s GIFT City

By Ajoy K Das | 05/09/2024

Standard Chartered Bank completed an OTC derivatives deal in GIFT City worth $4mn for hedging gold prices.

Securities / Derivatives

China Securities Association Issues New Code of Professional Ethics

By Editors | 05/09/2024

Securities firms have until 31 March 2025 to update and improve their personnel management systems to comply with the revised Code.

Securities / Derivatives

India IFSCA Issues New Listing Regulations for GIFT City

By Ajoy K Das | 04/09/2024

The regulations specify requirements for Indian and foreign companies seeking to list debt and equity securities (including SPACs) in GIFT City.

ESG / Sustainability

Industry Seeks Guidance on Sustainability-related Repo: ICMA

By Manesh Samtani | 04/09/2024

A February 2024 ICMA survey highlighted a growing need for guidance on all types of sustainability-related repo.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Simplify Entry Rules for Government Bond Market

By Ajoy K Das | 04/09/2024

SEBI is working on easing its registration requirements for foreign investors that solely invest in Indian government bonds.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan’s MUFG Bank to Enter Electricity Futures Market

By Thisanka Siripala | 04/09/2024

New approvals from TOCOM and JSCC allow MUFG Bank to offer clients trade execution and clearing services in the electricity futures market.

Enforcement

MAS Bans Former RHB Securities Representative for False Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/09/2024

A five-year PO was issued against a former representative of RHB Securities for manipulating Catalist-listed Koyo International.

Securities / Derivatives

FINRA Fines BofA & Merrill Lynch $3m for Surveillance Failures

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/09/2024

FINRA said the parameters of the surveillance systems were set too narrowly, leading to failures to detect potentially manipulative trading.