Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

Indian Exchanges Enable Retail Investment in Gov’t Securities

By Editors | 27/04/2018

BSE and NSE have launched online platforms for retail investors to participate in weekly RBI auctions for government securities and treasury bills.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia, HK Suffer Lack of Trust in Financial Services – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2018

CFA Institute survey finds as little as 31% of investors in Australia and 35% in Hong Kong trust the financial services industry.

Market Data & Technology

FSB Publishes Second UPI Governance Consultation

By JP Reimann | 27/04/2018

Consultation covers fee models and cost recovery, intellectual property, standardisation, competition among UPI service providers, arrangements for UPI reference data library.

Structural Regulation

HKEX Appoints Laura Cha as Chairman

By Editors | 27/04/2018

Industry veteran Laura Cha is first female chairman for a two-year term, subject to approval by chief executive Carrie Lam.

Structural Regulation

HKEX New Listing Regime Adds Dual-Class Shares

By JP Reimann | 26/04/2018

In biggest rule changes in two decades, innovative and emerging companies with weighted voting rights structures will be able to list in Hong Kong from Monday.

Trading & Investment

China Allows Domestic Investors to Buy Hong Kong Equity Research

By Editors | 26/04/2018

The CSRC has allowed certain types of Hong Kong brokerages to sell locally-focused research to Chinese mainland investors as it looks to further integrate the two markets.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Cambodia Warns Against Online Lending Firms

By Editors | 26/04/2018

Central bank says many online lending firms are not licensed, making the loans illegal.

Cybersecurity

SEBI Proposes Biometric Authentication for Mobile App Stock Trading

By Garima Chitkara | 26/04/2018

Indian securities regulator is consulting the industry on potential guidelines for finger print and iris-scan authentication for stock trading through mobile apps, in a bid to protect the capital markets against cyberattacks.

Structural Regulation

Australia Consults on ASIC Industry Funding Levy Amendments

By JP Reimann | 26/04/2018

Australia released new draft regulations to make technical amendments to the levies in the industry funding framework; consultation closes on 14 May 2018.