Securities & Trading
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309S. Korean May Allow Fintechs to Enter Brokerage Business
Editors, Regulation Asia April 5, 2019The biggest barrier to entry for fintech firms will be the capital regulations imposed on existing brokerage firms.
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462China to Open Stock Index Futures to Foreign Investors
Editors, Regulation Asia April 4, 2019Overseas investors may get access to mainland stock index futures under the QFII and RQFII programmes. No details revealed about quota arrangements.
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903SWIFT Sees Growing ISO 20022 Adoption in Asia Pacific
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 3, 2019SWIFT has released a new report on the state of adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard among Asia Pacific securities market infrastructures.
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262SEBI Proposes SRO Nomination Plan for Mutual Fund Distributors, Advisers
Editors, Regulation Asia April 2, 2019A consultation proposes the creation of a nomination committee comprising external experts to recommend a self regulatory organisation for mutual fund distributors and advisers to curb mis-selling.
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366NSE, SGX Reach Agreement on India Derivatives
Editors, Regulation Asia April 2, 2019NSE and SGX have reportedly finalised an agreement that will enable SGX to offer trading in Nifty derivatives to Singapore investors through a special purpose vehicle operating as a broker at GIFT City.
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634EU, Singapore Adopt Decision to Mutually Recognise Derivatives Venues
Editors, Regulation Asia April 2, 2019The European Commission recognises Singapore trading venues as MiFIR-compliant; MAS has exempted EU trading facilities from its markets licensing requirements.
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352China Retail Investors Take a Liking to Government Bonds
Editors, Regulation Asia March 29, 2019China’s pilot scheme allowing banks to sell government bonds to retail investors has been met with success, with over $200mn in bonds sold in a single day.
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468Singapore Charges Three for Spoofing Index Futures
Editors, Regulation Asia March 28, 2019In a MAS-CAD joint investigation, three individuals are being charged for allegedly spoofing SGX-MSCI index futures and giving false statements to SGX.
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415SGX Bolsters Forex Business with BidFX Acquisition
Editors, Regulation Asia March 28, 2019The acquisition is part of SGX's strategy to build core pillars of growth across multiple asset classes, with FX being one of its key growth pillars.
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SEBI Amends Norms on Mutual Fund Commissions, Disclosures
Editors, Regulation Asia March 27, 2019SEBI has set a cap on up-fronting of trail commissions and amended disclosure rules to "protect the interests of investors."
