Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

SGX, Trumid, Hillhouse to Launch Asian Bond Trading Platform

By Editors | 08/02/2021

The partnership will connect SGX’s and Trumid’s bond trading platforms to enhance liquidity and execution in the Asian bond market for global clients.

Structural Regulation

CSRC Approves Merger of Shenzhen’s Main and SME Boards

By Editors | 07/02/2021

The move will simplify the structure of the Shenzhen bourse and help it to better meet the financing needs of enterprises at different stages of development.

Trading & Investment

UPDATED – HKEX to Acquire Stake in Guangzhou Futures Exchange

By Editors | 07/02/2021

The move, being the first-ever equity investment in a mainland futures exchange by a non-mainland investor, will help HKEX promote green and low-carbon markets across the region.

Tokenisation

SBI, Sumitomo Mitsui to Launch Digital Stock Exchange in Osaka

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/02/2021

The Osaka Digital Exchange, expected to launch in 2022, will provide an alternative to the TSE and strengthen Osaka’s proposition as a financial hub.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia Completes Merger of Three State Owned Banks

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/02/2021

With total assets of over $17bn, Bank Syariah Indonesia is now one of the largest sharia banks in the country.

Market Abuse

Asian Regulators Issue Warnings as GameStop Remains in Focus

By Manesh Samtani | 04/02/2021

Authorities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Malaysia are among those issuing warnings of possible investor losses as heightened volatility continues.

Trading & Investment

FSC Korea to Allow Partial Resumption of Short-selling in May

By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2021

By May, new rules will be in place to guard against illegal short selling, prevent abuse by market makers, and increase retail investor access to short-selling opportunities.

Trading & Investment

Korea Likely to Extend Short-selling Ban Amid Political Pressure

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/02/2021

The FSC has previously said it would lift the short-selling ban in March, but it is now increasingly likely the ban will be extended another three months.

Trading & Investment

MAS Outlines 2021 Plans to Continue Transitioning to SORA

By Manesh Samtani | 02/02/2021

SOR will now end 18 months later to reflect the IBA’s plans, but the transition to SORA in cash products and derivatives markets will continue at pace.