Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

South Korea to Fully Reinstate Short-Selling Next Monday

By Thisanka Siripala | 25/03/2025

The FSC has implemented all the reforms needed to resume short selling across all listed stocks while also preventing unfair trading.

Structural Regulation

EU Adopts Amended BMR, Easing Access to Foreign Benchmarks

By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2025

The amended BMR will ensure benchmarks published in Asia and other third countries can continue to be used in the EU to hedge interest rate and FX risks.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SEBI Eases ‘Skin-in-the-Game’ Rules for Mutual Fund Managers

By Mark Johnston | 25/03/2025

The revised rules aim to make it easier for mutual fund managers to retain talent while still aligning employee interests with those of unitholders.

Structural Regulation

ACCC Opens Consultation on Merger Assessment Guidelines

By Thisanka Siripala | 25/03/2025

The draft guidelines outline the framework the ACCC will use when assessing notified acquisitions under the new merger control regime.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Relaunches Single Stock Futures

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/03/2025

Single stock futures contracts now have a lower contract size, lower margin requirement and higher position limits.

Structural Regulation

HKMA Relaxes Wealth Connect Limit for Overseas Incorporated Banks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/03/2025

HKMA has raised the customer limit for non-locally incorporated AIs providing southbound WMC services to non-private banking Mainland customers.

Trading & Investment

HKEX List Asia’s First Single Stock Leveraged & Inverse Products

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/03/2025

The new products provide leveraged and inverse exposure to US-listed Berkshire, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, NVIDIA, and Tesla.

Structural Regulation

CFTC Relaxes Reporting Rules for Japanese Swap Dealers

By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2025

The CFTC issued a staff interpretation in response to industry concerns raised by SIFMA on behalf of Japanese nonbank swap dealers.

Structural Regulation

SC Malaysia Outlines 2025 Plans to Strengthen the Capital Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/03/2025

The SC will develop its next capital market masterplan, advance ACMF initiatives, and prepare for FATF and CG Watch assessments.