Securities & Trading
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358CBIRC Green-Lights a Fifth Bank’s Wealth Management Subsidiary
Editors, Regulation Asia February 18, 2019ICBC has become the 5th bank to receive approval to set up a wealth management subsidiary, through which it can channel WMP funds into the stock market.
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283India Lifts Corporate Bond Investment Cap for FPIs
Editors, Regulation Asia February 18, 2019The 20% cap limiting exposures to a single corporate entity was aimed at incentivising FPIs to maintain a portfolio of assets, but market feedback indicates it has instead had a contraining effect.
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391China Launches Nationwide Investigation into Enterprise Bonds
Editors, Regulation Asia February 15, 2019Following a record number of defaults in 2018, China’s state planning agency is launching an investigation into bonds issued by state owned-enterprises.
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337CSRC Seeks to Control Speculation on Shanghai’s New Tech Board
Editors, Regulation Asia February 15, 2019Amid concerns of volatility when the new board launches, Chinese regulators reportedly convened a meeting with industry participants seeking views on measures to control market hype.
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895SFTR: What Asian Financial Firms Need to Know
Oliver Williams, DTCC February 14, 2019Firms in Asia need to start preparing for the impacts SFTR will have on the way they manage their information flow when working with European counterparties, says DTCC's Oliver Williams.
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320Tokyo Exchange Mulls Higher Requirements for Top Market Tier
Editors, Regulation Asia February 13, 2019New standards will be introduced for how companies are included in the First Section, the TSE’s top tier for listed companies, as the exchange seeks to boost market appeal.
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276Implementation of Secondary Market Principles “Generally High” – IOSCO
Editors, Regulation Asia February 13, 2019IOSCO has identified some gaps in the implementation of its 'Secondary and Other Market Principles', particularly in nascent and emerging market jurisdictions.
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231SEBI Proposes Caps to Curb Volatility in Futures, Options
Editors, Regulation Asia February 13, 2019Among the measures proposed is a circuit breaker capping maximum daily movements at 20 percent for all stocks, including those on which derivatives trading is available.
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417China Encourages Foreign Firms to Issue Panda Bonds
Editors, Regulation Asia February 12, 2019Overseas non-financial enterprises will be able to issue panda bonds within one year of registering with NAFMII, and use the proceeds either in China or abroad.
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SEBI to Move Volatile Equity Derivatives to Physical Settlement
Editors, Regulation Asia February 11, 2019Equities derivatives with heightened volatility will see an earlier than expected move to mandatory physical settlement, SEBI's latest effort to reduce speculation and volatility.
