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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.
Tokenisation
ASIFMA Spotlights Tokenised Securities in New Paper
By Manesh Samtani | 27/06/2021
The paper calls on regulators to issue more guidance on the classification of tokens and modernise paper-based requirements in securities markets.
Structural Regulation
Korea to Impose Additional Requirements for PE Funds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/06/2021
A new rule will also be introduced to allow for faster removal of fund managers that fail to meet the requirements.
Trading & Investment
MAS Authorises Sandbox Graduate HGX as Market Operator
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/06/2021
The HGX member-driven private securities exchange formed out of an alliance between Fundnel, PhillipCapital, PrimePartners and Zilliqa.
Market Abuse
SFC Probes CLSA Over CEFC Energy Bond Deal
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/06/2021
A former CLSA managing director has accused CLSA of “blatant” misbehaviour as bond underwriter for the now-defunct CEFC Energy.
Structural Regulation
FCA Consults on Intention to Compel Publication of Synthetic LIBOR
By Editors | 25/06/2021
The FCA intends to compel publication of synthetic versions of GBP and JPY LIBOR, using forward-looking term version of RFRs.
Trading & Investment
China Launches Crude Oil, Palm Oil Options Contracts
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/06/2021
The new contracts are the first options contracts to launch in China that are accessible to foreign investors.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Fines Deutsche Securities Asia Over Prime Brokerage Statements
By Editors | 25/06/2021
A system design caused a failure to distinguish between ex-entitlement dates and settlement dates of bonus share events in periodic statements.
Trading & Investment
Citadel Securities Offers Best Practices to Address Exchange Outages
By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2021
Common issues that have compounded the impact of recent outages continue to be largely overlooked by some exchanges.
Trading & Investment
SEC Thailand Revises Guidelines on Depositary Receipts
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/06/2021
The revisions seek to facilitate the introduction of more depositary receipt products in the Thai capital market.
Trading & Investment
Shanghai, Shenzhen List First Infrastructure REITs for Trading
By Editors | 23/06/2021
All nine REITs opened higher on their first day of trading, highlighting enthusiasm from investors for the new type of equity securities.
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