Markets & Infrastructure

Reporting & Disclosures

New Zealand FMA Censures Pathfinder for Misleading Representations

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2024

The FMA said Pathfinder Asset Management should have included information in social media ads about exceptions permitted by its ethical investment policy

Structural Regulation

SEBI Tightens Norms on Issuance of ODIs by FPIs

By Editors | 18/12/2024

New requirements on the issuance and use of offshore derivative instruments by FPIs are being introduced to prevent regulatory arbitrage.

Cryptocurrency

ASIC Sues Binance Over Misclassification of Retail Clients

By Editors | 18/12/2024

Binance offered crypto derivative products to over 500 Australian retail investors who were misclassified as wholesale clients.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Confirms Plans to Reduce Tick Sizes in Securities Market

By Editors | 18/12/2024

HKEX will proceed with its proposal to reduce minimum spreads of equities, REITs, and equity warrants in two phases.

Alternative Markets

FCA Proposes Rules for New Stock Market for Private Companies

By Editors | 18/12/2024

PISCES will allow private and other unquoted UK and overseas companies to trade their securities during intermittent trading windows.

Trading & Investment

GFEX Set to Launch New Polysilicon Futures, Options Contracts

By Editors | 18/12/2024

The new contracts are expected to help address rising price volatility and provide a key risk management tool for China’s solar supply chain.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Launches Trading in Used Cooking Oil Futures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2024

The new aims to address the need for price transparency and risk management tools in the growing used cooking oil market.

Structural Regulation

BNM Proposes Changes to Rules on Personal Financing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2024

BNM will abolish the use of the Rule of 78 method in personal financing and set at 10 year tenure limit on such lending.

Market Abuse

JPX Penalises Nomura Over JGB Futures Manipulation Case

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/12/2024

OSE has imposed a fine and a threeday JGB futures trading suspension on Nomura Securities while the TSE issued a reprimand.