Structural Regulation

Structural Regulation

Singapore Exchange Sets Minimum Trading Price for Stocks

By Editors | 17/09/2014

Singapore Exchange Ltd plans to introduce a minimum trading price requirement to enhance the securities market and curb excessive market speculation.

Structural Regulation

Australia, Singapore Agree on Access to OTC Derivatives Data

By Editors | 17/09/2014

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Monetary Authority of Singapore is giving each other access to relevant data from trade repositories licensed in either markets under new agreement.

Structural Regulation

Australian Regulator Grants First Trade Repository Licence

By Editors | 16/09/2014

Australian Securities and Investments Commission has granted an Australian derivative trade repository licence to DTCC Derivatives Repository (Singapore) Pte Ltd (DDRS), the first licence of its kind in the country.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong’s First Islamic Bond Issue Raises $1 Billion

By Editors | 12/09/2014

Hong Kong has sold its first ever sovereign Islamic bonds, raising $1 billion amid strong demand for the landmark offering.

Trading & Investment

India Plans Launch of Municipal Bonds

By Editors | 10/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is preparing the ground for the launch of municipal bonds, a popular debt instrument issued by local governments globally.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Cites ‘Broadly Compliant’ Supervision of Derivatives Market

By Editors | 09/09/2014

Market authorities worldwide are broadly compliant with the universally accepted principles governing the oversight of commodity derivatives market, according to a report by the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

Structural Regulation

Indian Banks Units May Face Closure in UK Crackdown

By Editors | 06/09/2014

Foreign-owned retail bank branches in the UK, including some Indian ones, could be forced to close down in a crackdown on overseas banks with the aim to protect the British economy from a global crises.

Trading & Investment

New Regulation Joint Venture Aims to Serve India Market

By Editors | 03/09/2014

Regulation Asia and Pivot Management Consulting offer financial regulation coverage, consulting and events.

Trading & Investment

Singapore Seeks Wider Retail Access to Bonds

By Editors | 02/09/2014

Singapore plans wider retail investor participation in the bond market by offering increased access to corporate bonds in a bid to boost trade in securities.