Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

CSRC Approves New Options Contracts at Dalian Exchange

By Editors | 04/08/2024

DCE said the new egg, corn starch and live pig options will provide additional hedging tools and improve the underlying futures market.

Payments & Settlements

RBI Proposes New Framework on Digital Payments Authentication

By Ajoy K Das | 04/08/2024

The draft framework would require all digital payment transactions to be authenticated with AFA unless otherwise exempted.

Trading & Investment

Beijing Financial Assets Exchange to Refocus Business on Bonds

By Editors | 03/08/2024

The financial asset exchange said it will no longer conduct business involving the transfer of property rights and non-performing assets.

Cryptocurrency

Korean Crypto Firms to Start Paying Supervisory Fees Next Year

By Editors | 03/08/2024

The fees, to be disclosed in March next year, apply to registered crypto firms with an operating revenue of at least KRW 3 billion.

Structural Regulation

BOT to Further Relax FX Management Rules in Q4

By Editors | 03/08/2024

The BOT will quadruple the annual outflow limit for Thai citizens and make the FX management rules for businesses more flexible.

Market Data & Technology

Stock Connect: 2nd Phase of Market Data Changes Set to Take Effect

By Manesh Samtani | 03/08/2024

Investors participating in Stock Connect from Hong Kong will no longer be able to calculate net flows at the end of each trading day.

Cloud & Infrastructure

BigTech Integration in Finance Poses Challenges: RBI Report

By Ajoy K Das | 03/08/2024

RBI report discusses BigTech in financial services, financial sector digitalisation, international payments initiatives and India’s CBDC.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

US DOJ Launches Whistleblower Awards Pilot Programme

By Manesh Samtani | 02/08/2024

Whistleblower awards can be up to 30% of the first $100mn in assets forfeited and up to 5% of those between $100-500mn.

Structural Regulation

SGX RegCo CEO Urges Directors to Embrace Market Discipline

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/08/2024

SGX is open to updating its safe harbour guidelines for forward-looking statements to encourage listed companies to make decision-useful disclosures.