Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

KOFIA to Draw Up Measures to Resolve ‘Korea Discount’

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/01/2024

Measures include inducing listed companies to improve their dividend payout ratios and enhance investment returns for shareholders.

Trading & Investment

BGC Group Wins CFTC Approval to Challenge CME Dominance

By Mark Johnston | 25/01/2024

BGC Group won approval to operate an exchange for US Treasury and SOFR futures and deliver competition across the CME’s US interest rate complex.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CME, DTCC Launch Enhanced Treasury Cross-Margining Arrangement

By Mark Johnston | 25/01/2024

The new cross-margining arrangement will offer capital savings for clearing members, and improve the efficiency and resilience of the overall Treasury market.

Trading & Investment

SEBI to Allow Stock Exchange Mechanism for Share Sales to Employees

By Ajoy K Das | 25/01/2024

The new framework for OFS transactions to company employees is expected to cut costs and time of issuance.

Structural Regulation

India Permits Direct Listings at GIFT City Exchanges

By Ajoy K Das | 25/01/2024

Indian companies will be able to list on India INX and NSE International Exchange, according to a notification from the government.

Trading & Investment

$3.6b of Investments in AIFs Circumvent Regulations: SEBI

By Ajoy K Das | 25/01/2024

The regulator has issued a consultation paper on proposals to enhance trust in AIFs and facilitate ease of doing business.

Trading & Investment

HKMA, PBOC Unveil Policy Measures to Deepen Financial Cooperation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/01/2024

Securities firms are allowed to sell financial products directly via Wealth Connect and the individual investor quota has been tripled.

Market Abuse

FSC Korea Unveils Plan to Enhance Convertible Bond Market

By Mark Johnston | 24/01/2024

The plan includes measures to strengthen investigation and enforcement of unfair trading activities involving convertible bonds.

Structural Regulation

US SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance Protections for SPAC Investors

By Editors | 24/01/2024

The new rules will help address information asymmetries, misleading information, and conflicts of interest in SPAC and de-SPAC transactions.