Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

BSEC Reduces Minimum Investment Limit for SME Boards

By Editors | 27/02/2022

The BSEC eased the limit in response to requests from merchant bankers. Stock exchanges are directed to provide registration to investors free of cost.

Structural Regulation

CBIRC Expands Private Endowment Insurance Trial Nationwide

By Editors | 25/02/2022

The expansion will allow all pension insurers in China to participate in the scheme. So far only six insurers have participated in two pilot areas.

Tokenisation

ICE Makes ‘Strategic Investment’ in Digital Securities Platform tZero

By Editors | 24/02/2022

tZERO operates a digital marketplace for unique private assets, public equities, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets, including NFTs.

Structural Regulation

SET Revises Rules to Encourage Listings by Foreign Firms

By Editors | 24/02/2022

Foreign companies will now only have to retain financial advisors for 1 year after listing and the quiet period of strategic shareholders has been shortened to 1.5 years.

Trading & Investment

FSC Korea to Tighten IPO Lockup Rules Starting in March

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/02/2022

A staggered lockup contracts system will be introduced to avoid sell orders being concentrated immediately after the end of the usual six-month lockup period.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Enhance Disclosures on IPOs by Loss-making Tech Firms

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 23/02/2022

SEBI proposes that new age technology companies be required to disclose all presentations made to pre-IPO investors during the three years prior to the IPO.

Trading & Investment

HK Budget Includes More Borrower Relief, Capital Market Reforms

By Manesh Samtani | 23/02/2022

Finance Secretary Paul Chan announced measures to further reform Hong Kong’s listing rules, promote the bond market, and introduce yuan share trading in the city.

Trading & Investment

Hang Seng Indexes Company Proposes to Create New China Index

By Editors | 22/02/2022

The proposed index would be comprised of HSCEI constituents as well as some A-shares, according to the consultation paper.

Structural Regulation

Philippine SEC Proposes Draft Rules For Umbrella Funds

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/02/2022

Investment companies will be allowed to operate umbrella funds as long as they create at least two sub-funds, which segregated assets and liabilities.