Trading & Investment

Structural Regulation

WTO Rules Against US in Hong Kong Labelling Dispute

By Editors | 23/12/2022

A WTO panel found that the US violated an obligation towards Hong Kong by giving it less favourable treatment than other WTO members.

Market Data & Technology

SFC Calls Out Brokers for Slow Implementation of its Data Standards

By Manesh Samtani | 23/12/2022

Brokers are directed to assign one or more MICs to oversee the implementation of the Data Standards, which was meant to be completed in April 2021.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam Proposes Measures to Boost Corporate Bond Market

By Editors | 22/12/2022

The Ministry of Finance has proposed to defer a professional-investor-only requirement, and delay a requirement for large issuers to have a credit rating.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Finalises Changes to OTC Derivatives Reporting Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2022

ASIC has consolidated a proposed two-stage process for updating the rules into a single update commencing 21 October 2024.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Opens New York Office to Support International Clients

By Editors | 21/12/2022

HKEX says the New York office will make it easier to connect with investors, market participants and their intermediaries during their own working day.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Extends Trading Suspension in Seven Agri-Derivatives

By Editors | 21/12/2022

The December 2021 suspension was due to expire on 20 December 2022. The extension is for one more year.

Trading & Investment

Shenzhen Exchange to Pilot Cross-Border Bonds to Serve GBA

By Editors | 20/12/2022

Issuers can be Chinese government entities or high-quality corporates. The SZSE is temporarily not charging any fees for cross-border bond listing services.

Trading & Investment

SFC, CSRC Announce Move to Expand Scope of Stock Connect

By Editors | 19/12/2022

After the expansion, Stock Connect is expected to include stocks that account for more than 80 percent of equity trading in each market.

Trading & Investment

FSB Offers LIBOR Transition Update, Warns of ‘Residual Risks’

By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2022

Regulators continue to express concerns that the use of Term SOFR and credit sensitive rates could draw away liquidity from the overnight SOFR derivatives markets.