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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Launches Options on Hang Seng TECH Index Futures
By Editors | 29/11/2022
The new contract and other enhancements to Hang Seng TECH Index derivatives suite will provide global investors more choice and flexibility, said HKEX’s Wilfred Yiu.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Grants Mutual Fund Licence to Neuberger Berman
By Editors | 28/11/2022
Neuberger Berman was granted approval to set up a wholly-owned mutual fund business in China in September 2021, but has since been waiting for an operating licence.
Structural Regulation
China Establishes Five New Reform Zones for Tech Innovation
By Editors | 26/11/2022
Directive calls on banks, insurers and PE firms to provide services and investment to innovative companies in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei and Jiaxing.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Restricts Activities of AIFs Using Priority Distribution Models
By Editors | 26/11/2022
Effective immediately, AIF schemes with priority distribution models are barred from accepting fresh investments and investing in new companies.
Structural Regulation
FSC Korea Outlines Reforms to Provide Boost to Insurance Sector
By Editors | 26/11/2022
The reforms will promote digital marketing and sales channels, product innovation, and ease insurance asset management rules to enable more efficient portfolio management.
Sustainable Finance
ISDA Identifies Opportunities to Standardise SLD Terms
By Editors | 26/11/2022
ISDA describes sustainability-linked derivatives as typical derivatives transactions with an ESG add-on that affects payment flows.
Trading & Investment
Canada Study Shines Spotlight on How Gamification Influences Investors
By Mark Johnston | 25/11/2022
In the study, participants who were rewarded with points for buying and selling stocks made 39% more trades, even though the points had “negligible value.”
Trading & Investment
SEBI Proposes Changes to Stock Buyback Process
By Editors | 25/11/2022
SEBI proposes to phase out the open market route as a buyback mechanism and to increase the limit for buybacks via the tender offer route.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan to Allow Foreign Investors to Pledge Local Shares for Loans
By Editors | 25/11/2022
Foreign institutional investors will be able to borrow funds from domestic financial institutions using local equities as collateral.
Trading & Investment
Swap Connect Launch Facing Likely Delay – Report
By Editors | 25/11/2022
Opening China’s USD 5 trillion swap market to foreign investors will enable them to better manage interest rate risks arising from Chinese bond investments.
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