Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

ASEAN Exchanges Launches Three New Tradable ASEAN Indices

By Editors | 30/05/2014

ASEAN Exchanges has launched an expanded FTSE ASEAN Index Series including a comprehensive suite of indices broadly covering the growing ASEAN equity market.

Structural Regulation

Singapore-listed Companies to Apply IFRS in 2018

By Editors | 30/05/2014

Singapore-incorporated companies listed on Singapore Exchange (SGX) will apply a new financial reporting framework identical to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2018, according to the Singapore Accounting Standards Council.

Trading & Investment

Investment Data Management – Out of the Regulatory Shadow and Into the Business Spotlight

By Editors | 30/05/2014

Investment data is the basis for every investment decision, financial transaction and client communication – understand, harness and unleash it.

Structural Regulation

Australian Regulator to Facilitate Securities Offer by Foreign Firms

By Editors | 30/05/2014

The Australian regulator released a consultation paper proposing class order relief and guidance for foreign companies offering CHESS Depositary Interests over their shares to investors in Australia.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Seeks Stakeholder View on Five-Year Plan

By Editors | 30/05/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commission is developing a five-year strategic plan ending 2020 and seeks stakeholders’ views on shaping the future objectives and strategies of the commission.

Market Abuse

S. Korea Regulator Charges US Traders over Illegal Algorithmic Trading

By Editors | 30/05/2014

The South Korean financial regulator has filed criminal charges against a U.S.-based trading company and four of its dealers for making illegal gains through price rigging.

Structural Regulation

Australian Regulator Urges Funds to Review Class Order Compliance

By Editors | 30/05/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is encouraging providers of investor directed portfolio services or so-called platforms to review ongoing compliance with class orders.

Structural Regulation

China to Revitalize SMEs Amid Economic Slowdown

By Editors | 28/05/2014

China plans to revitalize the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through tax cuts, access to loans other financial incentives in a bid to boost overall economic growth.

Trading & Investment

India’s SEBI Probing Mutual Fund Houses for Regulatory Breach

By Editors | 27/05/2014

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has found large-scale violations in several schemes of select mutual fund houses where norms regarding minimum 20 investors and maximum 25% single investor exposure have been breached repeatedly.