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

Trading & Investment
SEBI Reduces Approval Time to Offer Online Trading
By Ajoy K Das | 01/06/2024
Stock brokers will only have to wait 7 calendar days to receive a decision from stock exchanges about approval to offer internet-based trading services to clients.

Trading & Investment
SEBI Revises Criteria for Listing Commodity Futures, Options
By Ajoy K Das | 31/05/2024
Exchanges will no longer have to delist commodity derivatives if annual turnover falls under INR 5 billion.

Trading & Investment
European Energy Exchange Establishes Japanese Subsidiary
By Editors | 31/05/2024
EEX said the subsidiary will help it reinforce its presence and strengthen ties with the local trading community and authorities.

PEPs & Sanctions
China Announces Export Controls Targeting Aviation Parts
By Editors | 31/05/2024
From 1 July, a special licence from MOFCOM will be needed to export aviation and aerospace structural components and other items.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SEBI Launches Beta Version of Settlement Calculator
By Ajoy K Das | 31/05/2024
The settlement calculator will help to simplify the process of arriving at indicative amounts for settling probes by SEBI.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Issues Guidelines on Investor Protection Fund for Commodities Segment
By Ajoy K Das | 30/05/2024
Stock exchanges with a commodity derivative segment must set up an Investor Protection Fund for claims against defaulting trading members.

Payments & Settlements
Tencent Directed to Reduce WeChat Pay’s Market Share – Report
By Editors | 30/05/2024
Regulators reportedly directed Tencent to reduce WeChat Pay’s market share for in-person QR payments.

PEPs & Sanctions
HSBC Completes Sale of Russian Unit to Expobank
By Editors | 30/05/2024
The deal received approval in February but it has taken until now for the sale to be successfully concluded.

Tokenisation
Major FMIs Offer Blueprint for Digital Asset Ecosystem
By Editors | 30/05/2024
DTCC, Clearstream And Euroclear seek to promote the adoption and acceptance of tokenisation and digital asset securities.

Structural Regulation
ASIC to Launch New Professional Registers Search in June
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/05/2024
The platform will allow users to search for a licence or registration across multiple registers with a single search.
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