Markets & Infrastructure

    Supervision & Enforcement

    Pakistan Exchange Suspends Chief Regulatory Officer

    By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

    PSX has received 485 claims against defaulting brokerage MR Securities.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Top Korea AMs to Adopt Stewardship Code

    By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2017

    FSC chairman says financial institutions following the Code will be prioritised in state lender allocations.

    Credit Risk

    Singapore to Relax Finance Firm Rules

    By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2017

    New rules include raising loan limit to 25% of capital funds.

    Structural Regulation

    HKEX Appoints Group General Counsel

    By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2017

    Ferheen Mahomed will serve as legal department head, monitor LME, LME Clear.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Thailand Introduces FX Dealer Certification

    By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2017

    Certification requires 5 years’ experience or passing a 3-part test.

    Structural Regulation

    Snapchat – A New Low in Corporate Governance

    By Peter Guy | 13/02/2017

    IPO heralds pernicious introduction of arbitrage of listing rules, corporate governance.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan Enhances Securities Lending Framework

    By Samuel Riding | 13/02/2017

    New rules aim to improve borrowing and lending operations in the equity market.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea Confirms Tougher Short Selling Rules

    By Samuel Riding | 13/02/2017

    New rules aim to prevent information imbalance, enhance market transparency and effectiveness of penalties.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Eyes Commodity Market Reform

    By Samuel Riding | 13/02/2017

    Regulator to consider institutional investor participation; integrate spot, derivatives markets.

    Structural Regulation

    New SEBI Chief Appointed

    By Samuel Riding | 13/02/2017

    Senior finance ministry official Ajay Tyagi to replace UK Sinha on 1 March.

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