Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

China’s Securities Regulator to Unveil New IPO Rules

By Editors | 01/12/2014

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it has concluded drafting the rules for a new approval management system for initial public offerings in the country’s bourses.

Trading & Investment

India’s SEBI to Urge Cash-Rich Firms to Pay Dividends

By Editors | 28/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India said it plans to ask listed cash-rich companies to pay shareholder dividends, and adopt the practice as part of company policy.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Australia Promotes Digitization, New Media to Engage Investors

By Editors | 28/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it aims to develop innovative, digital financial product disclosures as part of a broader program to use new media to engage investors.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Hong Kong Regulators Relax Reporting Rules for OTC Derivatives

By Editors | 28/11/2014

Hong Kong regulators have concluded their industry consultation on the record-keeping and reporting rules for over-the-counter derivatives, and noted that the reporting obligation for OTC will be implemented in phases.

Trading & Investment

Singapore to Launch Trading Platform for Asian Bonds

By Editors | 27/11/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it plans launch a trading platform for Asian corporate bonds by middle of next year, and has put up a new subsidiary to drive the initiative.

Trading & Investment

S. Korea Relaxes Stock Exchange Rules to Boost Local Bourse

By Editors | 26/11/2014

South Korea said it will increase the stock investment ceiling for the country’s postal services and allow local banks to invest more of their capital in the stock market in a bid to boost the local bourse.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft

By Editors | 26/11/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Tackles Cross-Border Regulation

By Editors | 25/11/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is consulting the industry on so-called “regulatory tools” or norms designed to guide regulators in supervising financial activities that cross national borders.

Trading & Investment

India’s SEBI Aligns Offshore Derivative Rules

By Editors | 25/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is revising the rules for offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) to bring them in line with the country’s foreign portfolio investment norms.