Markets & Infrastructure

Payments & Settlements

ASIC Investigates ASX Outage

By Samuel Riding | 20/09/2016

ASX says disruption was due to hardware failure and not a cyber-attack.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam to Launch Derivatives Market in 1Q17

By Samuel Riding | 19/09/2016

SSC, HNX and VSD will develop regulations on prices, fees and tax.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC Releases Remediation Guidelines for Financial Advisers

By Samuel Riding | 16/09/2016

Measures aim to prevent systemic risk arising from advisers’ conduct.

Alternative Markets

Digital Fund-raising Exchanges Illegal – SEBI

By Samuel Riding | 15/09/2016

Regulator warns investors about equity crowd-funding platforms emulating securities exchanges.

Trading & Investment

RBI Sets up Working Group on Commodity Hedging Price Risk

By Samuel Riding | 15/09/2016

Group includes representatives from RBI, SEBI, commercial banks and corporate sector.

KYC & CDD

China Said to Limit Securities Accounts

By Samuel Riding | 15/09/2016

CSRC to clamp down on trading under fake identities; limit investors to 3 accounts.

Structural Regulation

SFC Reprimands, Fines HSBC $320,000

By Samuel Riding | 15/09/2016

Regulator penalises bank for regulatory breaches, internal control failures.

Trading & Investment

Hanoi Exchange Issues New Trading Rules

By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2016

New measures aim to prevent manipulation and boost liquidity.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Said to Allow FPIs Direct Access to Capital Markets

By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2016

Move would boost foreign inflows, but domestic brokerages expected to lose revenue.