Trading & Investment

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

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Proposes to Relax Restrictions on Share Buybacks

    By Editors | 18/10/2022

    The rule changes relax some restrictions on share buybacks, enabling listed companies to better support their stock prices.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Sets Out Governance Requirements for Social Stock Exchanges

    By Editors | 18/10/2022

    A seven-member governing council must be constituted before SEBI will grant final approval for the launch of a social stock exchange.

    Trading & Investment

    RBI Directs Bank to Reduce Activity in Offshore Rupee Market

    By Editors | 18/10/2022

    The RBI started allowing local banks to participate in the NDF market in 2020, but their activity is adding further downward pressure on the rupee.

    Trading & Investment

    CME Group to Launch USD-denominated TOPIX Futures

    By Editors | 18/10/2022

    The new contract is designed to complement the existing JPY-denominated TOPIX futures contract launched in February 2018.

    Trading & Investment

    Philippine SEC Authorises Country’s First Corporate Debt Vehicle

    By Editors | 17/10/2022

    The fund will exclusively invest in debt securities such as bonds, notes, commercial paper, debentures, and other evidence of indebtedness.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan: 12 Fund Managers Selected to Receive Policy Concessions

    By Editors | 17/10/2022

    Ten foreign fund managers and two investment trust companies will receive preferential treatment for one year.

    Trading & Investment

    CME Confirms 14 April 2023 for Conversion of Eurodollar F&O

    By Editors | 14/10/2022

    CME will amend its eurodollar futures and options fallback rules to set the conversion date to 14 April 2023.

    Trading & Investment

    UBS, HSBC Facilitate First QFII Commodity Derivatives Trades in China

    By Editors | 14/10/2022

    China has recently expanded its QFII programme to include more than 40 commodity futures and options contracts, as well as CFFEX stock options.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan FSC Further Tightens Short Selling Rules

    By Editors | 14/10/2022

    The FSC already tightened its short selling regulations at the beginning of this month to stabilise the local stock market.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    IMF Says Global Environment is Fragile, Storm Clouds Brewing

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    Up to 29 percent of emerging market banks would breach their capital requirements in a severe global recession.

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