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    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Goes Live with New Market Access Platform

    By Editors | 28/09/2021

    The new central gateway offers “improved performance and reduced latency” compared with the vendor-supplied platform it replaces, HKEX said.

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Approves Neuberger Berman China Fund Business

    By Editors | 28/09/2021

    Neuberger Berman becomes just the third foreign fund manager to be granted approval for a domestic mutual fund business after BlackRock and Fidelity.

    Trading & Investment

    TFEX Extends Trading Hours to Facilitate Currency Hedging

    By Editors | 27/09/2021

    TFEX says extended trading hours will accommodate investors’ trading needs and enable them to manage foreign exchange risk more conveniently.

    Trading & Investment

    Southbound Bond Connect Trading Officially Launched

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/09/2021

    More than 40 mainland institutional investors and 11 Hong Kong market makers participated in the first day of trading.

    Trading & Investment

    ICMA, NAFMII Publish Guidance on China Interbank Bond Market

    By Editors | 26/09/2021

    The guidance includes a handbook on investing in the CIBM, as well as a set of case studies to help foreign companies better understand panda bond issuance.

    Structural Regulation

    IFSCA to Establish International Arbitration Centre in GIFT City

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/09/2021

    IFSCA chairperson Injeti Srinivas says the authority is close to setting up an International Arbitration Centre in GIFT City.

    Trading & Investment

    Thailand’s SEC to Simplify Fund Disclosure Requirements

    By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 23/09/2021

    The SEC said the information contained in prospectuses and factsheets is repetitive and redundant, making it difficult for investors to digest the information.

    Structural Regulation

    New Beijing Exchange Sets Out Investor Eligibility Requirements

    By Editors | 22/09/2021

    Personal investors must have assets worth CNY 500,000 in securities and funds accounts, and at least two years of investment experience, to trade on the new exchange.

    Trading & Investment

    SEC Philippines Creates Office to Facilitate Capital Raising by SMEs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/09/2021

    The new office will simplify capital raising, streamline registration processes, and promote SME-friendly underwriting and advisory programmes at FIs.

    Trading & Investment

    SC Malaysia Launches Five Year Capital Market Masterplan

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2021

    The masterplan includes measures to facilitate greater fundraising efficiency, liberalise access to foreign funds, and further develop the derivatives market.

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