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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Allows Brokers to Offer Algo Trading to Retail Investors

    By Nithya Subramanian | 07/02/2025

    Brokers must obtain stock exchange approval for each algorithm, and any subsequent modification, to offer it to retail investors.

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    Structural Regulation

    India to Introduce New Tax Incentives to Boost GIFT City

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/02/2025

    The government aims to make it easier for offshore funds including ETFs to establish operations in GIFT City.

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    Structural Regulation

    Indonesia Approves Establishment of State Investment Agency

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/02/2025

    The new agency will manage government holdings in key enterprises and help the government achieve its economic growth target.

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    Trading & Investment

    BSE Launches Sensex Derivative Contracts at GIFT City

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/02/2025

    BSE has launched USD-denominated Sensex derivatives at India INX, providing global investors a 22-hour trading window

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    Cryptocurrency

    US President Orders Creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund

    By Thisanka Siripala | 06/02/2025

    Analysts have speculated that the fund could be used to buy and hold digital assets, or to acquire a stake in Chinese-owned TikTok

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    Trading & Investment

    CFTC Grants No-Action Relief to KRX for KOSPI 200 Futures

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/02/2025

    Relief is provided until KOSPI 200 is certified as broad-based. The index has shifted between the narrow-based and broad-based classifications several times.

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    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia: BR Capital to Expand Market Access for KOPETRO Members

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/02/2025

    KOPETRO’s 15,000 members, who are all employees and retirees of PETRONAS and its subsidiaries, will gain greater access to fixed income investments through BR Capital

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    Structural Regulation

    Korea to Formalise Regulations for Fractional Investment Platforms

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/02/2025

    Additional regulatory revisions will add ETFs and ETNs to the list of tradable instruments on ATS, and implement improvements to the IPO underwriting process

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    Trading & Investment

    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Joins TSE Asia Startup Hub

    By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

    The TSE said it will work with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and other partners to provide fundraising and IPO support to companies.

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    Trading & Investment

    SET Launches New Depositary Receipts based on HK-Listed ETFs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/02/2025

    The SET has more than 50 DR products listed on its market, including six new DRs based on ETFs listed in Hong Kong.

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