Securities / Derivatives

Capital / Liquidity

China Issues Guidelines to Channel Capital to Tech Development

By Editors | 03/04/2025

Banks and insurers are urged to invest in advanced technology development, expand tech-related credit issuance, and strengthen insurance coverage for innovation.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Issues Updated Guidelines on Preparing Securities Reports

By Thisanka Siripala | 03/04/2025

The updated guidelines aim to improve the quality of disclosures related to sustainability, corporate governance, and risk management.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Securities Firms Gain Flexibility to Establish Simplified Branches

By Manesh Samtani | 03/04/2025

Simplified branches would primarily focus on non-brokerage services such as wealth management, account opening, and client advisory services

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Adjusts Eligibility Criteria for OFC and REIT Grant Scheme

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/04/2025

The scheme will still cover 70 percent of eligible expenses paid to Hong Kong-based service providers to set up OFCs and REITs, but the caps are lower.

Capital / Liquidity

Initial Margin Rules for OTC Derivatives Take Effect in India

By Manesh Samtani | 02/04/2025

The IM and VM rules were initially meant to come into force at the same time, but implementation of the IM rules was deferred last November.

Securities / Derivatives

China Grants Approval to VanEck to Open Private Fund Unit

By Mark Johnston | 02/04/2025

The approval comes two years after the US investment management firm abandoned plans to establish a wholly-owned mutual funds business in China.

ESG / Sustainability

SEBI Introduces “Green Credit Programme” Disclosures for Listed Companies

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/04/2025

The new framework allows businesses to opt for assessment or assurance, and defers value chain disclosures by a year.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Implements Intraday Monitoring of Index Derivative Limits

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/04/2025

From 1 April 2025, exchanges must take at least four position snapshots daily. However, SEBI breaches will not result in penalties until further notice.

Market Infrastructure

South Korea Lifts Ban on Short-Selling

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/04/2025

South Korea has lifted its ban on short-selling after implementing regulatory reforms including a new naked short-selling detecting system at KRX.