Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

Chinese Exchanges Announce Fee Reductions for 2023

By Editors | 02/01/2023

Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges are granting exemptions from initial and annual listing fees and all bond transaction handling fees.

Structural Regulation

CBIRC Proposes New Rules to Contain Risks in Trust Industry

By Editors | 01/01/2023

Trust companies will have to divide their businesses into specific categories and ensure those businesses stay within the boundaries of their classifications.

Trading & Investment

Two More ETFs List via Singapore-Shenzhen Trading Link

By Editors | 31/12/2022

SGX listed its second ETF via the SZSE-SGX ETF Link. SZSE listed its first ETF via the link. The two ETFs have a combined AUM of over SGD 270 million.

Structural Regulation

China to Crack Down on Illegal Stock Recommendations

By Editors | 30/12/2022

Regulators are targeting online information, accounts, website platforms and mobile apps being used to make stock recommendations illegally.

Structural Regulation

FSC Korea to Introduce Takeover Bid Rule for M&A Deals

By Editors | 30/12/2022

The rule will require takeover bidders to offer minority shareholders an opportunity to sell their shares in a corporate merger or acquisition.

Trading & Investment

UK Court Dismisses Case Seeking LME Disclosures on Cancelled Nickel Trades

By Editors | 30/12/2022

The lawsuit sought disclosures from the LME regarding its March decision to cancel nickel trades. The court said the merits of the case were “weak”.

Trading & Investment

NSE Chief Pushes to Extend Trading Hours for Indian Equities

By Editors | 30/12/2022

Ashish Chauhan said longer hours would enable mutual funds and banks to increase participation in hedging and liquidity-providing activities.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Proposes Regulatory Framework for Index Providers

By Manesh Samtani | 29/12/2022

Index providers could be subject to SEBI’s framework even if they do not know their indices are being used in India, and even if they are not regulated in their home market.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SGX RegCo Bars UOBKH from Acting as Issue Manager

By Editors | 29/12/2022

SGX RegCo said it has considered actions already taken by MAS and the interests of the market, and decided to impose additional requirements on UOBKH.