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Trading & Investment
HKEX Waives Fees on Fixed Income & Money Market ETFs
By Editors | 01/06/2021
Trading tariffs and stock settlement fees have been waived for 29 fixed income and money market ETF trading counters.
Trading & Investment
DBS, StanChart Execute First SORA Interbank Option Trade
By Editors | 31/05/2021
The interbank option trade was executed to manage market risk arising from a SORA interest rate option, which was also an industry first.
Structural Regulation
Capital Markets Workforce Capped as Malaysia Enters Lockdown
By Editors | 31/05/2021
The banking, insurance, takaful and capital markets sectors will operate at 60 percent capacity during a 2-week lockdown starting 1 June.
Trading & Investment
Shanghai Maps Out Plans to Become Global Wealth Hub
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/05/2021
Shanghai will further open up to foreign investors and new financial services products will be introduced, including various derivatives products.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Green-lights Launch of Crude Oil, Palm Oil Options
By Editors | 30/05/2021
Crude oil options will launch on 21 June. Palm oil options will launch on 18 June. Both products will be open to foreign investors.
Trading & Investment
CBIRC Directs Banks to Stop Selling Commodities Futures – Report
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/05/2021
The CBIRC has asked banks to completely unwind their books for commodities-linked products and stop selling them to individual investors.
Credit Risk
Ant Group Suspends ABS Products Amid Regulatory Pressure
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/05/2021
The suspended asset-backed securities are backed by online loans sold on Ant Group’s online lending platforms, Huabei and Jiebei.
Trading & Investment
Westpac Becomes First Aussie Major to Issue SOFR Debt
By Editors | 28/05/2021
The bond issuance included a $300mn floating-rate bond tranche maturing in five years that was priced at a 52 basis point spread over SOFR.
Structural Regulation
Thailand SEC Approves New Criteria for SME Fundraising
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/05/2021
The new fundraising criteria for SMEs and startups proposed by the stock exchange are expected to become effective this year.
Trading & Investment
ICMA, Bloomberg Publish APAC Guide on Tough Legacy Bonds
By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2021
Up to 80% of tough legacy bonds in APAC have inadequate fallbacks in place, or no fallbacks at all, ICMA and Bloomberg say in a new report.
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