Structural Regulation

Trading & Investment

SET Tightens Short Selling Rule After Second Trading Halt

By Editors | 14/03/2020

Short selling orders can now only be executed at prices higher than the last traded price, the SET said after its circuit breaker was triggered for the second day in a row.

Trading & Investment

FSC Korea Imposes Complete Ban on Short-Selling for Six Months

By Editors | 14/03/2020

The FSC is also loosening rules on share buybacks and lifting minimum collateral coverage requirements for securities firms, while the BOK considers an interest rate cut.

Trading & Investment

Thai Bourse Announces Relief Package, Circuit Breaker Triggers

By Editors | 12/03/2020

The 30-minute trading halt came shortly after the SET announced a Covid-19 relief package, which included 500 million baht in fee reductions for market participants.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Eurex Approved to Offer Clearing Services in Japan

By Editors | 12/03/2020

The FSA licence will allow Japanese financial institutions to combine their listed and OTC euro yield curve businesses in one single place, Eurex says.

Trading & Investment

Indonesia Triggers Circuit Breaker, Suspends Pre-Opening Session

By Editors | 12/03/2020

IDX halted trading to end Thursday, just a day after tightening the circuit breaker mechanism. The pre-opening session is suspended until further notice.

Trading & Investment

Offshore FIs More Hopeful of Access to China Bond Futures

By FinanceAsia | 12/03/2020

A new pilot scheme to allow Chinese banks to trade government bond futures is a healthy step towards allowing foreign investors to finally tap it, experts believe.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Major Banks’ Fee-based Revenue at Risk – Study

By Editors | 11/03/2020

Increased regulatory pressure and growing competition from new players could cost incumbent banks 5% of their revenue over the next 3-5 years, says a new report from Accenture.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Finalises New Licensing Framework for Foreign Firms

By Editors | 11/03/2020

The framework introduces a new ‘foreign AFS’ licensing regime, and licensing relief for foreign fund managers seeking to induce investment from certain professional investors such as super funds.

Trading & Investment

S. Korea Tightens Short Selling Rules to Curb Market Volatility

By Editors | 10/03/2020

Starting from Wednesday, the new rules will extend the current 1-day prohibition on ‘overheated short-selling stocks’ to 10 days, while lowering the thresholds for the designation.