SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Monochrome Moves to List Spot Ether ETF on Cboe Australia

    By Thisanka Siripala | 07/09/2024

    Monochrome expects the ETF to begin trading by the end of the month, making it the first in the country that holds ether directly.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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