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Markets & Infrastructure
Trading & Investment
HKEX Proposes to Reduce Tick Sizes in Securities Market
By Editors | 02/07/2024
HKEX says the proposal will lower overall transaction costs, improve price discovery and boost liquidity.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ISDA Confirms Plans to Develop Industry Notices Hub
By Editors | 01/07/2024
ISDA received “strong support” for the plan and will now work with S&P Global Market Intelligence and Linklaters to build the platform.
Trading & Investment
Korea Extends Daily FX Trading Hours to 2am
By Editors | 01/07/2024
Onshore dollar-won trading now trades until 2am each day, compared to 3.30pm previously.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Euroclear, Clearstream Enable Omnibus Access to KTB Market
By Editors | 01/07/2024
Euroclear and Clearstream have launched direct links with Korea allowing global investors to trade Korean government bonds using omnibus accounts.
Structural Regulation
SFC Streamlines Approvals for ILAS Marketing Materials
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/07/2024
Approval will no longer be required for “immaterial changes” to ILAS marketing materials that are already authorised by the SFC.
Data Privacy
China, Hong Kong Pilot Cross-boundary Credit Referencing
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/07/2024
The MoU between the HMKA and PBOC on cross-boundary commercial credit data connectivity is “essential” for healthy development of the banking sector.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Tightens Rules for Finfluencers, Eases Delisting Process
By Ajoy K Das | 01/07/2024
The regulator has introduced a fixed price process for promoter buy-back and revised inclusion-exclusion criteria of stocks in the derivatives segment.
Trading & Investment
Japan: More Investors Sue MUFG Unit Over Credit Suisse AT1 Losses
By Editors | 01/07/2024
The lawsuit brings the number of plaintiffs in similar cases against Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities to over 100.
Payments & Settlements
HKMA, PBOC To Establish Cross-border Payment Link
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/07/2024
The cross-boundary payment and settlement scheme will enhance economic activities between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
Market Data & Technology
EU Legislators Agree on MiFIR, MiFID II Revisions
By Editors | 30/06/2024
The revisions will establish EU-level ‘consolidated tapes’ for different kinds of assets, and impose a general ban on ‘payment for order flow’.
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