Structural Regulation

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

    Structural Regulation

    Ant IPO Suspension Needed to Protect Investor Rights: CSRC

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/11/2020

    Avoiding a hasty listing against significant change in the regulatory environment is in line with the responsibilities of market regulators towards investors and markets, the CSRC said.

    Structural Regulation

    CFTC Exempts BSE, NSE IFSC, NZX from FCM Registration

    By Editors | 05/11/2020

    BSE, NSE IFSC, and NZX will be allowed to accept US customer funds directly for trading in futures and options contracts without having to register as futures commission merchants.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Issues Due Diligence Guidelines for Debenture Trustees

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/11/2020

    Debenture trustees will have to independently cerify an issuer’s assets and ensure they are adequate for a proposed issue of debt securities.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    DLT Projects in Trade, Trade Finance Have Matured: WTO, TFG

    By Editors | 05/11/2020

    Research from the WTO and TFG suggests a material acceleration of projects, consortiums and companies using DLT and blockchain within trade and trade finance.

    Structural Regulation

    CFTC Exempts More Singapore RMOs from SEF Registration

    By Editors | 05/11/2020

    The move brings the total number of exempted approved exchanges and recognised market operators authorised in Singapore to 13.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX to Launch Hang Seng TECH Index Futures, Options

    By Editors | 05/11/2020

    The new contracts will bring new exposure management tools to the market and give greater product coverage of the technology sector in Hong Kong.

    Structural Regulation

    IOSCO Issues Recommendations to Develop Emerging Capital Markets

    By Editors | 04/11/2020

    IOSCO outlines the main challenges emerging markets face when developing their capital markets, also exploring opportunities offered by sustainable finance and fintech.

    Market Data & Technology

    TSE Invites Firms to Test Earnings Report Disclosure in HTML

    By Editors | 04/11/2020

    Participation is optional and has no additional cost. The objective of the PoC is to validate improvements in the availability of earnings reports to investors.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    New Zealand FMA Proposes New Guidance on KiwiSaver Fees

    By Editors | 04/11/2020

    The proposed guidance sets out ongoing obligations for KiwiSaver schemes to regularly review their fees to ensure members not being charged unreasonable fees.

    Structural Regulation

    Chinese Regulators Force Suspension of Ant Group IPO

    By Editors | 03/11/2020

    The Shanghai and Hong Kong IPOs have been suspended following supervisory interviews with Jack Ma and two other executives. Ant was due to start trading on Thursday.

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