Securities / Derivatives

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    Securities / Derivatives

    NZ FMA Consults on Approach to “Fair Outcomes” Regulations

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/11/2023

    The FMA is consulting on seven “fair outcomes” it wants financial service providers to deliver for consumers and markets.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Launches New Tokenisation Initiatives Under Project Guardian

    By Editors | 16/11/2023

    Five new industry pilots have been initiated. A new funds workstream and new digital infrastructure initiatives being launched.

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    Market Infrastructure

    China: NFRA, CSRC Publish New Details on Scope of Responsibilities

    By Editors | 16/11/2023

    The NFRA was established in May as a new body to oversee all sectors of the financial industry, except securities, though it is absorbing investor protection responsibilities from the CSRC.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    UBS, SBI, DBS Use Digital Bond in Cross-border Repo Trade

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/11/2023

    The transaction involved a repo to borrow tokenised JPY against a natively-issued JPY digital bond. The tokenised JPY was used to finance the repurchase of the same bond.

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    Press Release

    Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2023 – Results Announcement

    By Editors | 15/11/2023

    Regulation Asia held its sixth annual Awards ceremony on 14 November 2023. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Revises Regulations Governing Inspections of IPO Applicants

    By Editors | 14/11/2023

    The revised regulations aim to strengthen the supervision of information disclosure of IPO companies, the regulator said.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Japan Launches ESG Information Portal, “JPX ESG Link”

    By Editors | 14/11/2023

    The platform collects direct links to the ESG-related information disclosed by TSE-listed companies and enables users to browse this information free of charge.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    India’s AMFI Issues Guidelines for Execution-only Mutual Fund Platforms

    By Ajoy K Das | 13/11/2023

    The guidelines come ahead of an end-November deadline for platforms selling direct mutual fund schemes to register with AMFI.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Korea Considers Extending Short Selling Ban to Market Makers

    By Editors | 13/11/2023

    The FSC will first carefully examine the impacts such a move would have on investor protection and market development.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Calcutta Stock Exchange Looking to Resume Operations Soon

    By Ajoy K Das | 13/11/2023

    The Calcutta Stock Exchange was forced to stop operating its equities trading platform in April 2013 due to regulatory and compliance issues.

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