Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai indicated in a speech in Shanghai that the regulator is looking to ease margin requirements and position limits on stock index futures trading.

India’s securities regulator will cap distributor commissions at 1.5-2% on debt funds and 4-5% on equity funds to prevent mis-selling of funds to consumers.

New paper highlights the impact of incoming securities finance trade reporting obligations on the industry including collateral supply, liquidity and operations.

New framework proposes that large corporates raise 25% of their borrowings through bonds, as regulators seek to decrease a reliance on bank financing and deepen India's bond markets.

New rules are designed to standardise the sector including by strengthening supervision, preventing shadow banking risks, improving leverage controls and protecting investors' interests.

Officials say any equity, corporate bond, derivative or open-end mutual fund can be traded on the new platform, with no capital or disclosure requirements.

The battle for large cap tech listings between HKEX and mainland exchanges ignited over Xiaomi this week, indicating that China’s strategic goal might be to prevent home-grown, multi-billion dollar “unicorn” companies from seeking listings on any overseas markets – including...

HKEX, SSE, SZSE to set up joint working group to formulate supplementary rules for including dual class shares in Stock Connect southbound trading, following ‘special stability trading period’.

KRX will launch punitive action for breach of short selling norms by Goldman Sachs and boost its monitoring of improper short selling.

Holding companies of existing qualified professional investors will gain status as professional investors; intermediaries must obtain confirmation that their shareholders are notified of the change.