Markets & Infrastructure

    Alternative Markets

    SEBI Loosens Overseas Investment Rules for AIFs, VC Funds

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    Alternative investment and venture capital funds can invest in overseas companies even if they do not have an ‘Indian connection’.

    Trading & Investment

    TWSE to Shorten Auction Interval for Odd Lot Trading

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The 3-minute auction intervals for intraday odd lot trading will be reduced to 1-minute intervals starting from 19 December.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX to Drive Growth Through New Products, Listing Reforms

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    HKEX reported its lowest interim profit since 2017, attributed mostly to investment losses and lower fees from securities trading and IPOs.

    Structural Regulation

    RBA to Establish Panel of Economists to Aid Policymaking

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The first meeting of the new panel is planned for 6 October, to discuss economic challenges and the appropriate role of forward guidance in monetary policy.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    BSP Drafts New Rules on Financial Services Dispute Resolution

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    Complainants can elect for mediation or adjudication only if the complaint cannot be resolved by the FI itself or the BSP’s Consumer Assistance Mechanism.

    Market Data & Technology

    SET, Bloomberg Launches Initiative to Boost Capital Markets Talent

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The initiative will allow finance students from eight universities to gain experience in financial markets trading using Bloomberg data and tools.

    Operational Risk

    Korea FSS Probes Korea Investment & Securities Over System Outage

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    The system outage occurred due to an electrical short circuit at Korea Investment & Securities’ main data processing computer centre.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Fund Managers Relocating Staff Away from Hong Kong: HKIFA

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    A survey of 36 fund managers found that almost 70 percent are finding it difficult to hire non-local and non-mainland staff to work in Hong Kong due to Covid restrictions.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    LME Bans Russian Nickel From UK Warehouse Facilities

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    Higher duties on Russian metals imposed as part of a sanctions package have now been extended to nickel.

    Cryptocurrency

    ASIC Concerned by Extent of Retail Investors Exposed to Crypto

    By Editors | 18/08/2022

    ASIC chair Joe Longo says better investor protections are needed after a survey of retail investors founr 44 percent were holding cryptocurrency.

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