Securities / Derivatives

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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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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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