Securities / Derivatives

Foreign-funded institutions have become an "indispensable part" of the domestic financial system, said top official Lou Jiwei.

The CFTC's order was issued to "protect the derivatives markets and market participants" after three portfolio managers made fraudulent representations to investors for several years.

Chinese regulators are concerned that a substantial portion of GDRs are bought by domestic investors, who later exploit home market price differences.

At ASIFMA's event on Friday, Eddie Yue said some future green bonds will be set aside for MPF funds, and that Hong Kong's green bond programme will expand to cover sustainable bonds.

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum will release v2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy and launch a Sustainable Finance Knowledge Hub this month.

The rules encourage central clearing and pave the way for new margin and reporting requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.

The CBIRC had instructed money brokers to cut their data feeds to vendors due to data security concerns, causing a two-day bond market disruption.

The already embattled LME is postponing the reopening of Asian trading to allow its warehouse operators to recheck warranted nickel.

KRX chief Sohn Byung Doo says the complete resumption of short selling will help Korea win inclusion in MSCI's developed markets index.

The guidance covers disclosures of interests in Mainland issuers and the application of the Takeovers Code under the new Mainland regulations.