Securities & Trading
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478SGX Proposes New “Trade at Close” Session for Securities Market
Editors, Regulation Asia September 24, 2018New five-minute trading session will allow participants to execute fixed-price orders at the closing auction price; consultation open until 11 October.
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488India’s NSE Signs MoU with London Stock Exchange
Editors, Regulation Asia September 24, 2018The agreement seeks to create a dual listing mechanism for masala and foreign-currency bonds issued by Indian companies.
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679China Details Penalties for Bond Underwriting Kickbacks
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia September 21, 2018The CSRC will ban or impose penalties on firms engaging that help companies with low creditworthiness issue debt in exchange for under-the-table payments.
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646OSE, TSE Discipline MUFG Brokerage Unit for JGB Futures Manipulation
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2018Latest disciplinary action follows a FSA fine earlier this year, after a dealer manipulated the JGB futures market using the firm's proprietary trading account.
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536KRX Obtains SEC Class Relief on Index, Stock Options
Editors, Regulation Asia September 21, 2018Korea Exchange members can now directly market options on local indexes and 31 individual stocks to US institutional investors.
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425India Allows Foreign Investment In Commodity Derivatives
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia September 20, 2018Foreign investors with direct exposure to commodities can trade commodity derivatives in India. BSE and NSE to start offering commodity derivatives from 1 October.
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China Urges Analysts to Avoid “Negative Comments” on Stock Market
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia September 20, 2018The CSRC is looking to avoid the spread of negative sentiment among retail investors as the Shanghai Composite Index falls to a three year low amid trade war tensions.
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702High Speed Markets a Challenge for Central Banks
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia September 20, 2018Modern market infrastructure and the volumes of data they bring present a challenge to central banks in the way they monitor markets to fulfil their mandates.
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430Malaysia Expands Retail Access to Fixed Income Market
Editors, Regulation Asia September 20, 2018Securities Commission has liberalised its framework for retail investment in bond and sukuk products, effective from 11 October.
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SEBI Imposes New Caps on Mutual Fund Fees
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia September 19, 2018The new caps link total expense ratios to assets under management, in a bid to pass on the benefits of scale to investors and improve transparency in the industry.
