Securities & Trading

Residents and non-residents will be allowed to undertake OTC currency derivative transactions up to $10mn without having to evidence underlying exposure.

The survey will help the SFC and HKMA identify risks associated with the selling activities of intermediaries and coordinate their responses to address areas of common concern.

Asset managers will remain in the regulatory spotlight as authorities actively work to reduce conflicts of interest in financial advice and elevate supervision of fund liquidity management.

Alternative investment funds with at least a three-year track record will have to be benchmarked against industry peers and their performance disclosed to investors.

HKEX wants to raise the minimum net asset requirement for issuers from HK$100mn to HK$1bn, and to introduce a minimum debt issuance size of HK$100mn, among other proposals.

The launch of the stock options pilot is part of an initiative to diversify financial products and improve risk management and hedging tools in the Greater Bay Area.

Should the decision be taken to further reduce the settlement period, a number of challenges will have to be overcome, says Senfinasia founder Philippe Dirckx.

Among ASIC's concerns is the prevalence of conflicts of interest, whereby lead managers act for both the company and investing clients while holding direct interests and board seats in the company.

Under the proposed rules, a voluntary delisting must be approved by all independent directors and by stockholders owning at least 75 percent of the total outstanding listed shares.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a set of rules to enable the trading of non-listed companies on a new ATB board.