Structural Regulation

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

    Trading & Investment

    Top CSRC Official Calls on Derivatives Industry to Develop OTC Options

    By Samuel Riding | 04/10/2017

    Vice chair Fang Xinghai says stock index futures market has been ‘substantially restored’ since outright ban in September 2015.

    Market Data & Technology

    CPMI, IOSCO Call for Uniformity in UPI Creation, Reporting

    By Editors | 02/10/2017

    Report proposes that each UPI maps to reference data which indirectly describes an OTCD product without identifying transaction details.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Boosts Banks in Battle vs Fintech Firms

    By Samuel Riding | 02/10/2017

    Banks allowed to provide broader range of services including online sale of consumer goods; MAS cites ‘increasing competition from non-bank players’.

    Trading & Investment

    Equivalence not Regulatory Harmonisation the Answer for Asian FX

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    GFMA, KPMG report suggests the number of liquidity providers will decline; market participants can’t expect harmonised regulatory environment.

    Alternative Markets

    Hong Kong Considering Tax Breaks for PE Managers

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Government and trade bodies view PE as means of increasing support for Hong Kong Start-ups, keeping pace with Singapore and the UK.

    Structural Regulation

    State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.

    Structural Regulation

    Volte Facebook – Asian Regulators Should Beware Multi-class Shares

    By Peter Guy | 25/09/2017

    Asian exchanges and regulators need to learn the latest lesson about how multiple share structures can be abused, and stopped.

    Structural Regulation

    HK Regulator Seals 1st Conviction of Unlicensed Offshore Brokerage

    By Editors | 25/09/2017

    ETrade HK advertised its services for four years without a license; SFC says successful prosecution a 1st for the offence.

    Structural Regulation

    Dual Share Victory Doesn’t Guarantee HKEX the Last Laugh

    By Peter Guy | 19/09/2017

    The power struggle between HKEX and the SFC is over. The ultimate outcome is still uncertain.

    Trading & Investment

    India to Boost Securities Lending to Support Derivatives Market Development

    By Editors | 18/09/2017

    SEBI consults on lending and borrowing in cash derivatives segment, asks whether physical settlement should be made compulsory.

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