Securities / Derivatives

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    SFC Awards Licences to HK Unit of Swiss Crypto Bank, SEBA

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/11/2023

    The licences allow SEBA Hong Kong to deal in, advise on, and conduct asset management for traditional securities and virtual assets.

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    Market Infrastructure

    SEBI Working on Allowing Instant Settlement in Equities Trading

    By Ajoy K Das | 07/11/2023

    SEBI is exploring instant settlement in a “non-disruptive manner” and will only introduce it after all concerns are addressed, an official said.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    CSRC Proposes to Relax Capital Rules for Securities Firms

    By Editors | 07/11/2023

    The proposal adjusts the way securities firms calculate risk weightings, effectively reducing their capital requirements and allowing them to deploy more funds into the capital market.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Some Issuers Were Overcharged for Annual Listing Fees: HKEX

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/11/2023

    HKEX is contacting issuers that were overcharged to arrange refunds. It does not plan to claim back any of the undercharged fees.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    India AMCs Get New Guidance on Display of Returns

    By Ajoy K Das | 07/11/2023

    The new guidelines are a response to concerns from SEBI that some AMCs have been engaging in misleading advertising.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    CFTC to Allow Brokers Greater Flexibility to Invest Client Funds

    By Editors | 06/11/2023

    FCMs and DCOs will be able to invest client funds in foreign sovereign debt and certain short-term US Treasury ETFs.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea Reimposes Short Selling Ban to Combat Unfair Trades

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/11/2023

    The government will ban short selling until end June 2024 and work on improving the short selling system, said FSC chairman Kim Joo-hyun.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Philippine Stock Exchange Debuts Short Selling – Report

    By Editors | 06/11/2023

    A total of 52 stocks and one ETF are available for short-selling. The PSE first proposed to allow short-selling in 1996.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    FSOC Revamps Oversight Framework for Non-Bank Sector

    By Editors | 06/11/2023

    The changes will make it easier for the FSOC to designate a non-bank as systemically importance, and speed up its ability to respond to risks.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    HKEX Postpones Enhancements to Climate Disclosure Framework

    By Editors | 06/11/2023

    HKEX said it intends for its requirements to take into account the ISSB adoption guide, which won’t be finalised until year-end.

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