Trading & Investment

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

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    Structural Regulation

    SFC Proposes to Allow REITs to Privatise and Merge More Easily

    By Editors | 31/03/2024

    Various market conduct regimes designed for listed companies would also be extended to listed CIS including REITs.

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    Cryptocurrency

    VSFG & Value Partners Apply to Launch Spot Bitcoin ETF

    By Editors | 29/03/2024

    VSFG is said to be “actively engaged” in discussions with the SFC on plans to potentially launch the new spot bitcoin ETF in May.

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    Tokenisation

    UK Proposes Two New Use Cases for Fund Tokenisation

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/03/2024

    Tokenising MMF units could facilitate their use as collateral, and reduce redemption pressures on MMFs during market stress.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    Russia Buys its Own Diamonds to Support State-owned Alrosa

    By Editors | 28/03/2024

    The Russian government is for the first time in 15 years procuring diamonds from Alrosa, which has been targeted by sanctions.

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    Trading & Investment

    Enhanced SMP Service for Derivatives to Launch in June: HKEX

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/03/2024

    Enhanced SMP features will be available for testing from 2 April. Optional readiness test will be held on 15 June ahead of the launch.

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    Cryptocurrency

    LSE Proposes 28 May Launch for Crypto ETN Market Segment

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/03/2024

    Issuers seeking to list a Bitcoin- or Ethereum-backed crypto ETN on 28 May 2024 need to submit information to the LSE by 15 April 2024.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SEBI Suspects Mis-selling of Mutual Fund Products

    By Ajoy K Das | 27/03/2024

    SEBI is assessing whether AMCs sold long-duration and small cap funds to senior citizens without them properly understanding the risks.

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    Market Data & Technology

    JPXI to Launch New Trading Analysis Data Service

    By Editors | 27/03/2024

    The new service will provide four types of data on a daily basis to enable trading participants to analyse their own transactions.

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    Structural Regulation

    StanChart Inaugurates Investment Banking Unit in China

    By Editors | 26/03/2024

    Standard Chartered applied for the licence in 2021 and was granted approval to commence operations in December last year.

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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Directs AMCs to Stop Channelling Funds into Overseas ETFs

    By Ajoy K Das | 26/03/2024

    AMCs have to stop accepting money from investors to invest in overseas ETFs as an existing $1bn investment limit is close to being breached.

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