Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

China Grants First QDII Licences to Wholly-Foreign-Owned Fund Managers

By Editors | 02/03/2026

Fidelity and JPMorgan Asset Management receive approval to launch outbound investment products, a key milestone in China's market opening.

Trading & Investment

New Gold Trading Regulations Take Effect in Thailand

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/03/2026

New rules cap baht-denominated online gold trades to curb speculative activity that has fuelled the currency's recent appreciation.

Trading & Investment

India: NSE Chief Calls for Entry Barriers to Derivatives Market

By Editors | 02/03/2026

The proposal aims to protect small investors from speculative losses by introducing eligibility criteria, potentially linked to tax payments.

Structural Regulation

India’s NSE Invites Banks to Pitch for its Long-awaited IPO

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/03/2026

The NSE has begun soliciting proposals from investment banks and advisers as it advances plans for its expected IPO, which has received SEBI approval.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Overhauls Mutual Fund Categorisation Rules, Caps Portfolio Overlap

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/03/2026

SEBI has capped portfolio overlap, introduced life-cycle funds, and scrapped solution-oriented schemes to reduce duplication and enhance investor clarity.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Mandates Use of Domestic Benchmarks for Gold, Silver ETF Valuation

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/03/2026

The move, effective April 2026, replaces the London benchmark to better reflect local market conditions and improve transparency for investors.

Trading & Investment

Thailand Futures Exchange Unveils Strategy to Draw in Retail Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/02/2026

TFEX is launching mini gold futures and short-dated options to lower entry barriers and reposition itself as a risk management hub.

Trading & Investment

ASX Faces Calls to Recalibrate Proposed Derivatives Volatility Controls

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/02/2026

Market participants have backed extending anomalous order thresholds to interest rate futures but rejected proposed parameters and called for different controls for commodities.

Trading & Investment

South Korea Proposes Mandatory Asset Disclosure for Finfluencers

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/02/2026

New bill would require financial influencers to reveal their holdings and paid promotions, with penalties including jail terms and fines up to KRW 500 million for violations.