Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

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    Trading & Investment

    Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Relaunches Single Stock Futures

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/03/2025

    Single stock futures contracts now have a lower contract size, lower margin requirement and higher position limits.

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    Structural Regulation

    HKMA Relaxes Wealth Connect Limit for Overseas Incorporated Banks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/03/2025

    HKMA has raised the customer limit for non-locally incorporated AIs providing southbound WMC services to non-private banking Mainland customers.

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    Trading & Investment

    HKEX List Asia’s First Single Stock Leveraged & Inverse Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/03/2025

    The new products provide leveraged and inverse exposure to US-listed Berkshire, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, NVIDIA, and Tesla.

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    Structural Regulation

    CFTC Relaxes Reporting Rules for Japanese Swap Dealers

    By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2025

    The CFTC issued a staff interpretation in response to industry concerns raised by SIFMA on behalf of Japanese nonbank swap dealers.

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    Structural Regulation

    SC Malaysia Outlines 2025 Plans to Strengthen the Capital Market

    By Nithya Subramanian | 24/03/2025

    The SC will develop its next capital market masterplan, advance ACMF initiatives, and prepare for FATF and CG Watch assessments.

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    Structural Regulation

    Australia Drafts Bill to Modernise Financial Advice Laws

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/03/2025

    The bill aims to implement reforms to improve the delivery of high-quality, accessible, and affordable financial advice for retail clients.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SFC Suspends Former Securities Broker Over ‘Finfluencer’ Activities

    By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2025

    The former Tse’s Securities representative provided investment advice through a subscription-based chat group on Telegram he hosted without a licence.

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    Structural Regulation

    Hong Kong Trust Industry Facing Regulatory Challenges

    By Mark Johnston | 23/03/2025

    HKTA and KPMG published a report shedding light on the state of  Hong Kong’s trust industry, including mounting compliance costs and regulatory challenges.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Australia Mandates Payday Superannuation Contributions

    By Mark Johnston | 21/03/2025

    To boost retirement security and simplify payroll processes, employers need to align superannuation payments with salaries by 2026.

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    Structural Regulation

    JSDA Revises Rules on Digital Document Delivery

    By Thisanka Siripala | 21/03/2025

    Changes to JSDA’s self-regulatory rules aim to standardise and clarify the methods for providing information to customers electronically.

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