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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.

Trading & Investment
CSRC Approves New Options Contracts at Dalian Exchange
By Editors | 04/08/2024
DCE said the new egg, corn starch and live pig options will provide additional hedging tools and improve the underlying futures market.

Trading & Investment
Beijing Financial Assets Exchange to Refocus Business on Bonds
By Editors | 03/08/2024
The financial asset exchange said it will no longer conduct business involving the transfer of property rights and non-performing assets.

Market Data & Technology
Stock Connect: 2nd Phase of Market Data Changes Set to Take Effect
By Manesh Samtani | 03/08/2024
Investors participating in Stock Connect from Hong Kong will no longer be able to calculate net flows at the end of each trading day.

Sustainable Finance
Gold Standard Carbon Credits Debut on HKEX Carbon Marketplace
By Editors | 02/08/2024
Gold Standard’s Verified Emission Reductions can now be traded on the Core Climate platform. Trading fees are waived until further notice

Structural Regulation
ASIC Extends Licensing Relief for Foreign FIs to March 2025
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/08/2024
The relief is extended ahead of a new licensing exemption regime for FFSPs due to commence in Australia on 1 April 2025.

Trading & Investment
Sumitomo Mitsui to Launch First Private Fund in China
By Editors | 02/08/2024
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management is just the second Japanese firm after Nomura to offer a registered private fund in China.

Trading & Investment
SEBI Proposes to Tighten Derivative Trading Framework
By Ajoy K Das | 01/08/2024
Seven measures proposed include higher minimum contract sizes and a switch from end-of-day to intraday monitoring of position limits.

Structural Regulation
Australia’s ANZ Completes Acquisition of Suncorp Bank
By Editors | 01/08/2024
The transaction, which enhances ANZ’s footprint in Queensland, was authorised by the Australian Competition Tribunal in February and the Treasurer in June.

Trading & Investment
RBI Revokes FPI Access to 14yr and 30yr Government Bonds
By Ajoy K Das | 01/08/2024
The RBI is trying to boost liquidity in shorter-term government bonds by restricting foreign investors’ access to longer-dated bonds.

Trading & Investment
HKFE to Standardise Automatic Strike Listing Rules for Options
By Editors | 31/07/2024
Rule change will enable automatic strike listing based on daily underlying price movements all the way through to expiry for monthly option contracts.
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