Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

Bank of Korea to Entrust Foreign Reserves to Local Asset Managers

By Editors | 22/01/2019

South Korea’s central bank said it plans to entrust local asset managers with up to $300mn of its investments in developed markets.

Credit Risk

China Bourses Ease Restrictions on Lending Against Pledged Shares

By Editors | 22/01/2019

The SSE and SZSE have extended the repurchase period for pledged shares to over three years and loosened restrictions on the number of shares that can be pledged.

Payments & Settlements

India Mulls Loosening Norms for New Players in Retail Payments

By Garima Chitkara | 22/01/2019

Concerned about the concentration risk posed by the NPCI, the central bank has proposed relaxing some requirements for new firms looking to operate payment systems in India.

Trading & Investment

India’s Brokers Push Back Against Higher Margining for Equity Derivatives

By Editors | 22/01/2019

Brokers say SEBI’s new margining norms increase the cost of trading without any real reduction in risk and will result in “unprecedented damage” to India’s equity derivatives market.

Trading & Investment

Affin Hwang, Bursa Malaysia Launch Retail SBL Facility

By Editors | 21/01/2019

Affin Hwang Investment Bank and Bursa Malaysia have formally launched a securities borrowing and lending facility for retail investors.

Trading & Investment

Myanmar to Establish Derivatives Market

By Editors | 21/01/2019

A plan to launch a derivatives market in Myanmar is afoot, but an important step is to put in place an appropriate regulatory regime.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

HKMA Urges Banks to Foster Sound Culture – Speech

By Manesh Samtani | 18/01/2019

In a keynote address this week, HKMA executive director Alan Au discussed the three pillars of bank culture reform, progress at banks, and new initiatives to drive culture reform forward.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Issues Consultation on Commodity Index Futures

By Editors | 18/01/2019

SEBI’s proposal seeks to allow SMEs, mutual funds, insurance companies and institutional investors to trade in commodity index futures.

Capital Adequacy

BOC Wins First-Ever Approval for Perpetual Bond Issuance

By Manesh Samtani | 18/01/2019

Bank of China’s perpetual bond issuance is likely to see participation from foreign investors as China pushes to further open up its bond markets.