Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

LME Delays New Reporting Requirements to 5 September

By Editors | 19/07/2022

Market participants expressed concerns regarding their ability to ensure data is properly and accurately reported by the implementation date, earlier set for 18 July.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX, SFC Extend HKIDR Testing Period Until 5 August

By Editors | 18/07/2022

Firms that have not completed the mandatory E2E Test yet are reminded to complete the test “as soon as possible”.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia and Shanghai to Collaborate on Derivatives Products

By Editors | 17/07/2022

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives will work with SHFE and INE on the development of new derivatives products to meet the needs of increasingly sophisticated customers.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Extends Corporate Debt Purchase Programmes to March 2023

By Editors | 17/07/2022

Policy banks will have KRW 6 trillion until 30 March 2023 to buy up corporate bonds and commercial paper.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Extend Insider Trading Prohibitions to Mutual Funds

By Editors | 17/07/2022

SEBI plans to require asset managers to disclose the holdings and transactions of connected persons, as well as those of their immediate relatives, on an independent platform.

Big Picture

HK Can Retain Hub Status for Alternative Asset Managers: AIMA

By Editors | 17/07/2022

Hong Kong should ensure financial services professionals can move freely, and expand Wealth Connect over time to include alternative asset classes, AIMA says.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC to Pilot New Exit Channel for Investors in PE, VC Funds

By Darien Choong | 17/07/2022

PE and VC funds will be able to distribute pre-IPO shares to investors for investee companies that end up listing on the stock market.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea: New FSC Chief to Prioritise Market Stability, Innovation

By Editors | 17/07/2022

The FSC could use market stabilisation funds and impose short-selling bans to stabilise markets and address excessive volatility.

Big Picture

Asset Managers Need to Collaborate on Risk, Compliance – IA

By ESG Investor | 15/07/2022

New report from the Investment Association and Deloitte offers recommendations for asset managers on net zero transition.