Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

SEBI to Require ‘Audio-Visual’ Disclosures With IPO Offer Documents

By Ajoy K Das | 21/03/2024

Audio-visual representations of disclosures made in IPO offer documents will help investors better understand the features of the offer, SEBI said.

Market Abuse

S. Korea Sees First Securities Class Action Related to an IPO

By Editors | 20/03/2024

The class action is against semiconductor company FADU and its underwriters, NH Investment & Securities and Korea Investment & Securities.

Trading & Investment

HKEX: Self-Match Prevention Service for Securities Set for Launch

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/03/2024

From 2 April, HKEX’s new SMP service for the securities market will open for applications by exchange participants.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Approves Rule Changes to Lower Burden on Listed Companies

By Ajoy K Das | 20/03/2024

Companies will no longer have to maintain a 1% security deposit for public or rights issues of equity shares. They will also have more time to fill KMP vacancies.

Structural Regulation

Japan FSA Sends Bill to Parliament to Boost Capital Market

By Editors | 19/03/2024

The bill will enable asset managers to outsource middle and back office operations and facilitate the development of a market for unlisted securities.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Launches New Soybean Oil Futures Contract

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 19/03/2024

Bursa Malaysia is the first exchange outside of China licensed to use commodity futures settlement prices from the Dalian Commodity Exchange.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan FSC Conducting Inspections at ETF Issuers – Report

By Editors | 18/03/2024

One of the areas the FSC is scrutinising is the use of online influencers by fund houses to promote their products.

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan to Offer Investment Visas to Venture Capitalists – Report

By Editors | 18/03/2024

A new five-year residency visa will reportedly be available to angel investors and venture capitalists in the next few months.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Exempts Certain FPIs from Additional Disclosure Requirements

By Ajoy K Das | 16/03/2024

SEBI also approved two other proposals, one to relax the timelines for disclosures of material changes, and the other to allow FPIs to reactivate an expired registration.