Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

Singapore Extends Minimum Trading Price Deadline

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2015

SGX gives listed companies a further six months to comply with rule that is forcing consolidation of low-priced shares.

Structural Regulation

PSE Faces Queries on PDS Deal

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2015

Philippine Stock Exchange working to answer regulator’s questions on takeover of fixed income bourse operator.

Structural Regulation

AIIB Sets Out Investment Priorities

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2015

China-led investment bank to focus on energy, transportation, rural development, urban development and logistics.

Market Abuse

High Frequency Trading: Lessons for Asia

By Samuel Riding | 03/12/2015

US trader and HFT whistleblower Haim Bodek raises red flags for Asian brokers and regulators.

Market Abuse

Ensuring Fast, Fair Trading in Asia

By Samuel Riding | 03/12/2015

Reflecting on the Asian impact of rising fears, and prosecutions, of spoofing by high-frequency traders.

Market Abuse

Trading or Spoofing? A Legal Perspective from Singapore

By Samuel Riding | 03/12/2015

WongPartnership discusses whether Singapore’s existing regulatory framework is sufficient to distinguish valid trading and spoofing.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

BSP Tightens Regulations on Family-owned Banks

By Samuel Riding | 03/12/2015

Philippines central bank says conglomerate and family-owned banks must maintain ‘arm’s length’ principle.

Clearing & Post-Trade

KPEI Revamps Clearing Member Scheme

By Samuel Riding | 02/12/2015

Indonesia’s Clearing and Guarantee Corporation introduces General Clearing Member category.

Structural Regulation

Korea Falls Short in CPMI/IOSCO Evaluation

By Samuel Riding | 01/12/2015

Korean authorities seen to lack observance in multiple areas of financial market infrastructure regulation.