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Trading & Investment
Korea to Allow Direct Fund Sales by Foreign Asset Managers
By Editors | 06/05/2025
South Korea will allow foreign asset managers to establish local subsidiaries to directly market affiliated funds to domestic institutional investors

Sustainable Finance
TOCOM to Oversee First Green Hydrogen Trial Auction
By Editors | 06/05/2025
The trial auction is part of Tokyo’s efforts to establish a hydrogen exchange and promote the adoption of hydrogen energy.

Structural Regulation
Thai SEC Redefines Private Funds as Institutional Investors
By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2025
Private funds are recognised as institutional investors without a requirement to “look through” to the qualifications of the underlying investors.

Trading & Investment
Chinese Regulators Crack Down on Margin Lending Practices
By Editors | 06/05/2025
Several mainland securities firms have been penalised for allowing investors to withdraw cash obtained from margin loans.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Eases Rules for Stock Brokers to Operate in GIFT City
By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2025
Stock brokers will be able to carry out activities in GIFT City through a Separate Business Unit (SBU) without seeking SEBI’s approval.

KYC & CDD
India Enhances Framework for GIFT City Bullion Market
By Nithya Subramanian | 05/05/2025
The IFSCA has extended the trading hours of IIBX, eased entry barriers for investors, and tightened due diligence rules for vault managers.

Trading & Investment
China Issues New Rules for OTC Bond Business in Interbank Market
By Editors | 04/05/2025
Securities firms seeking to conduct OTC business in the interbank bond market must complete data exchange with the NIFC and pass an inspection

Trading & Investment
Korea Launches Task Force to Simplify Public Fund Explanations
By Editors | 04/05/2025
The task force will identify ways to rationalise product explanations to cut consultation times and improve investor understanding of public funds.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Warns Public Against ‘Opinion Trading’ Platforms
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/05/2025
SEBI warned that ‘opinion trading platforms’ fall outside its regulatory remit, offer no investor protection, and may be operating illegally.

Structural Regulation
China Publishes Revised Draft of Arbitration Law
By Editors | 04/05/2025
The revisions aim to improve the foreign-related arbitration system, strengthen arbitration supervision, and more closely align with international best practices
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