Trading & Investment

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

    Credit Risk

    RBI Tightens Rules on Loan Securitisations

    By Editors | 10/12/2022

    Local market participants say the move will reduce the volume of tradable securities available in the market, but improve the quality of securitisations.

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Authorises Fidelity to Operate Onshore Mutual Funds Business

    By Editors | 10/12/2022

    Fidelity International’s approval comes after similar approvals were granted to Neuberger Berman, Manulife Financial Corp and BlackRock.

    Trading & Investment

    RBI Restores Pre-pandemic Market Hours for Certain Markets

    By Editors | 09/12/2022

    Commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate bond repo and rupee interest rate derivatives markets will be restored to 9am-5pm.

    Structural Regulation

    IFSCA Mulls Introduction of VCC Structure in GIFT City

    By Editors | 08/12/2022

    An expert committee set up by the IFSCA in 2020 has proposed a legal framework for introducing the VCC structure for funds operating in GIFT City.

    Trading & Investment

    Ex HKEX CEO to Launch Macau Exchange for Small Chinese Firms

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The exchange, Micro Connect, will provide global investors access to revenue shares from Chinese micro and small businesses.

    Trading & Investment

    China: First BSE Index Funds Approved But Less Popular Than Expected

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The new index funds have been less popular than expected due to the poor performance of eight BSE-themed funds launched last year.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Chinese, Hong Kong Firms Increasingly Setting Up in Singapore

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    Up to 500 Chinese companies are estimated to have set up in Singapore this year. Meanwhile Hong Kong hedge funds are increasingly setting up operations in the city-state.

    Trading & Investment

    China Finalises New Rules to Encourage Panda Bond Issuances

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    The rules do not impose restrictions on the retention of funds raised by panda bonds in China or remittances abroad.

    Trading & Investment

    CSRC Approves Silicon Derivatives on Guangzhou Futures Exchange

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    China is the world’s largest industrial producer, consumer, and exporter of industrial silicon, which is used in solar panels, electronics and the automotive sector.

    Structural Regulation

    FSC Korea Outlines Plans to Require English Disclosures

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    Listed companies with KRW 10 trillion in assets will have to issue English disclosures from 2024. Those with KRW 2 trillion in assets will follow suit from 2026.

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