Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Chinese Insurers Team Up to Invest in Stock Market

By Editors | 29/11/2023

China Life Insurance and New China Life Insurance will set up a new fund to invest in stocks, responding to calls from regulators for insurers to step up support for the market.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

The Boiling Frog: Finfluencers in the Investment Management Industry

By Pankaj Sharma | 29/11/2023

Pankaj Sharma and Phoebe Chan discuss the complexities of regulating financial promotions online, finfluencers in particular, and offer recommendations.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

China Revises Rules to Strengthen Self-Regulation in Fund Industry

By Editors | 29/11/2023

The revised rules impose expectations on fund management firms and their senior managers to focus more on risk management and ethical business conduct.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Lists Asia’s First-ever Saudi Arabia ETF

By Editors | 29/11/2023

The ETF, managed by CSOP Asset Management, was listed today in partnership with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

Trading & Investment

Thai Bourse to Study Benefits of Programme Trading – Report

By Editors | 28/11/2023

The SEC asked the SET to study the use of trading programmes and high-frequency trading and submit the results to the regulator.

Structural Regulation

Beijing Bourse Blocks Stock Sales by Major Shareholders

By Editors | 28/11/2023

Major shareholders are required to make a public filing before selling shares, but the BSE has been rejecting those filings to prevent stock sales.

Trading & Investment

SET, SGX to Add More Stocks to Depositary Receipts Linkage

By Editors | 28/11/2023

The first three Thai stocks listed depositary receipts on SGX in May. One SGX stock, Singapore Airlines, has so far listed DRs in Thailand.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Introduce Regulatory Framework for Index Providers

By Ajoy K Das | 28/11/2023

SEBI approved a number of proposals at its board meeting on Saturday, including measures to provide NPOs greater fund raising flexibility.

Trading & Investment

India’s IFSCA Proposes Accredited Investor Framework for GIFT City

By Ajoy K Das | 28/11/2023

Minimum investment thresholds applicable to venture capital schemes, restricted schemes, and portfolio management services would not apply to accredited investors.