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Securities / Derivatives
China State Fund Starts Moving to Boost Stock Market
By Editors | 12/10/2023
State-controlled Central Huijin Investment increased its stake in China’s big four banks and plans to continue buying shares for the next six months.

Securities / Derivatives
China Restricts Overseas Trading by Domestic Investors
By Editors | 12/10/2023
Cross-border securities broking, securities lending, fund sales and investment consulting for domestic investors are all prohibited.

Crypto / Digital Assets
JPMorgan Chase Launches ‘Tokenized Collateral Network’
By Editors | 12/10/2023
The first live transaction involved the use of tokenised shares in a BlackRock MMF as collateral in a bilateral OTC derivatives trade with Barclays.

Securities / Derivatives
Sri Lanka SEC Approves Short Selling Framework
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 12/10/2023
The CSE has started conducting virtual workshops to create awareness of regulated short selling and stock borrowing and lending.

ESG / Sustainability
Bursa Malaysia, Westports, OCBC to Collaborate on ESG
By Mark Johnston | 12/10/2023
Westports Holdings and OCBC Bank will become the latest early adopters of Bursa Malaysia’s Centralised Sustainability Intelligence Platform.

Enforcement
SFC Bans Investment Banker for Seven Years for Sponsor Failures
By Editors | 12/10/2023
The SFC said there was a need to send a “strong deterrent message” that failures of sponsors and sponsor principals will not be tolerated.

Securities / Derivatives
SFC Proposes New Guidelines for Market Soundings
By Manesh Samtani | 12/10/2023
The proposed guidelines introduce a common set of “Core Principles” for market soundings to prevent misuse of non-public information.

Fintech / Regtech
SIFMA Urges SEC Not to Adopt Proposed Rules for Predictive Data Analytics
By Mark Johnston | 11/10/2023
SIFMA said the proposed rules would impose unreasonable and unworkable requirements on brokers and advisors and limit their ability to use technology.

Fintech / Regtech
SEBI Grants MCX Approval to Launch New Platform
By Mark Johnston | 11/10/2023
The new web-based commodity derivatives platform will launch on 16 October after being put on hold last month.

Securities / Derivatives
Korea Mulls Curbs on Stock Market Speculation by Retail Investors
By Editors | 11/10/2023
Governor Lee Bok-hyun said the FSS is looking to crack down on leveraged buying by retail investors and margin call risks.
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