Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

SEBI Concerns Over Regulating Forward Contracts

By Editors | 13/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India says it is not comfortable with forward contracts on the commodity exchanges it will soon be expected to regulate.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CPMI and IOSCO Begin First Level 3 PFMI Principles Assessment

By Editors | 13/07/2015

The start of the first Level 3 assessment of the implementation of the Principles for financial market infrastructures.

Alternative Markets

IOSCO Publishes Report on SME Financing Through Capital Markets

By Editors | 13/07/2015

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions on July 9 published a report providing recommendations for regulators to facilitate capital raising by small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets.

Trading & Investment

China Regulators Draw Criticism for Role in Market Crash

By Editors | 12/07/2015

Australian financial services firm AMP Ltd has publicly criticised Chinese regulators for contributing to the panic sell-off in mainland equities.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Australia Regulators Push to Allow Super Funds to Pledge Assets as Collateral

By Editors | 12/07/2015

The Australian Investments & Securities Commission is pushing to reform laws to allow super funds to pledge their assets as collateral, in a bid to help them reduce dealing costs associated with currency hedging.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Enhances Competitiveness for Fund Management Industry

By Editors | 12/07/2015

The Securities Commission Malaysia has liberalised its rules governing the fund management industry by allowing the establishment of boutique fund management companies through a more facilitative structure.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

India to Crack Down on Asset Managers Violating Inter-Scheme Transfer Norms

By Editors | 12/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is considering taking action against asset management companies that are transferring assets from one mutual fund scheme to another at unfair valuations.

Structural Regulation

Australian P2P Lenders Want More Regulation

By Editors | 10/07/2015

Peer-to-peer lenders say that lack of supervision is their biggest threat to the P2P lending industry.

Trading & Investment

China Allows Insurers to Increase Blue-Chip Stock Holdings

By Editors | 10/07/2015

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission announced it would allow insurers to increase investments in blue-chip stocks.