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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    Structural Regulation

    UBS Gains Approval for China Strategic Restructuring

    By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

    UBS has received regulatory approval to sell a significant stake in its Chinese securities joint venture, Credit Suisse Securities.

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    Trading & Investment

    Thai SEC Updates Rules to Allow Leveraged & Inverse ETFs

    By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

    Thailand’s securities watchdog greenlights new regulations on leveraged and inverse ETFs, opening up new investment products to the market.

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    Payments & Settlements

    China Further Expands Cross-border FX Pilot for Multinational Firms

    By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

    The programme, which started in 2021 and it currently being piloted in 10 localities, will be expanded to include 16 additional localities.

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    Structural Regulation

    HKEX Considers Lowering Board Lot Sizes to Boost Liquidity

    By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2025

    HKEX is reportedly considering mandating that brokers charge the same price for trading single shares as they do for board lots.

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    Structural Regulation

    IOSCO Unveils Work Programme, Key Priorities for 2025

    By Nithya Subramanian | 17/03/2025

    IOSCO initiatives include measures to address risks in digital trading, curb online financial fraud finance, and continue research on AI.

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    Operational Risk

    NSE Places IndusInd Bank Under Additional Surveillance

    By Nithya Subramanian | 14/03/2025

    IndusInd Bank is under heightened scrutiny after it disclosed accounting irregularities in its derivatives portfolio.

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    Structural Regulation

    RBI Invites SRO Applicants for Account Aggregator Ecosystem

    By Nithya Subramanian | 14/03/2025

    The RBI released a framework setting out eligibility criteria, governance structures and responsibilities for the proposed SRO-AA.

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    Trading & Investment

    FSS Korea Probes Securities Firms’ Bond Underwriting Practices

    By Mark Johnston | 14/03/2025

    The FSS will examine cases where securities firms have leveraged the resources and influence of affiliated entities to facilitate bond issuance.

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    Trading & Investment

    Thai Stock Exchange Lists New Batch of Depositary Receipts

    By Nithya Subramanian | 14/03/2025

    SET listed five new DRs referencing Chinese stocks, two linked to Vietnamese companies and one DRx referencing a US stock.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    HKEX Sanctions Former Orient Securities Director

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/03/2025

    HKEX said the former director failed to cooperate with an investigation into potential GEM listing rules breaches.

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