Trading & Investment

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

SFC Chairman Proposes Adjustment to Stock Connect Threshold

By Editors | 11/03/2024

SFC Chairman Tim Lui has asked mainland policymakers to lower the minimum asset requirement for mainlanders to invest in Hong Kong via Stock Connect.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam: HoSE Commences Trial Run of New Trading System

By Editors | 10/03/2024

Deployment was initially planned for 2015, but the project has faced delays and setbacks, including the pandemic, extending the rollout to nearly ten years.

Trading & Investment

Thai Exchanges Adjust Market Hours to Align With Regional Counterparts

By Editors | 10/03/2024

The SET, mai, and TFEX will open their afternoon trading sessions 30 minutes earlier to better align with regional markets.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Malaysian State Firms Asked to Support Local Currency

By Editors | 09/03/2024

The government and central bank are encouraging GLCs and GLICs to repatriate and convert foreign investment income to ringgit.

Emerging Prudential Risks

EMEs Can Improve Shock Resilience With Better Hedging Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2024

The BIS finds that emerging markets with a more diverse investor base and better-developed hedging markets tend to have more resilient government bond markets.

Sustainable Finance

Korea to Launch Carbon-linked ETNs for Retail Investors

By Editors | 08/03/2024

Korea’s Ministry of Environment, KRX and local securities firms are working to launch ETNs linked to carbon allowances by August this year.

Trading & Investment

US SEC Enhances Disclosures on Order Execution Quality

By Editors | 08/03/2024

The amendments for the first time enable customers of larger broker-dealers to gain access to direct information about aggregate execution quality.

Trading & Investment

India’s AMFI Relaxes Rule on Payments to Fund Distributors

By Ajoy K Das | 07/03/2024

AMCs can pay trail commissions to new distributors after assets have been transferred from an old distributor by an investor, after 6 month cooling-off period.

Structural Regulation

CSRC Promises Stricter Regulation, Supervision of Capital Market

By Manesh Samtani | 07/03/2024

Chairman Wu Qing said the CSRC would “act decisively” in the stock market, improve its rules framework, and strengthen investor protection.

Sustainable Finance

Taiwan to Help Eswatini Establish Carbon Exchange

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/03/2024

The TWSE and TCX signed MoUs with the Eswatini Stock Exchange to enhance cooperation including in carbon credit business.

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