Trading & Investment

Structural Regulation

China Admits Fitch Subsidiary into Onshore Credit Rating Market

By Editors | 15/05/2020

China had committed to removing restrictions on US credit rating agencies entering its markets under the trade agreement with the US in January.

Trading & Investment

ASIC Withdraws Trading Limits Imposed on Equity Market Participants

By Editors | 14/05/2020

Trading restrictions imposed in March due to an abnormally large increase in trades executed have been revoked following processing enhancements by market operators.

Trading & Investment

Sri Lankan Bourse Reopens to Trading Halts After 7-week Haitus

By Editors | 14/05/2020

The Colombo Stock Exchange opened for trading for the first time in seven weeks on Monday, triggering trading halts on its new circuit breaker mechanism.

Trading & Investment

SGX Probes Societe Generale Over Timeliness of Disclosure

By Editors | 14/05/2020

As a goodwill gesture, SocGen will extend a one-off payment to investors who suffered losses trying to short-sell Singapore Airlines with daily leverage certificates.

Trading & Investment

QFII, RQFII Quota Removal Unlikely to Trigger Big Inflows

By AsianInvestor | 14/05/2020

China has scrapped the quota of its two leading inbound investment programmes, but the move appears unlikely to give its onshore capital markets a shot in the arm.

PEPs & Sanctions

Trump Orders Federal Pension Fund to Halt Plans to Invest in China

By Editors | 13/05/2020

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board had planned to benchmark its international exposures to an MSCI index that would channel up to $4.5bn into Chinese equities.

Trading & Investment

CBIRC Green-lights China Pacific Insurance GDR Listing on LSE

By Editors | 11/05/2020

The listing is still pending approvals from securities regulators in China and the UK, and exchange operators in Shanghai and London.

Trading & Investment

FSC Korea Mulls Issuance Limits for Equity-linked Securities

By Editors | 11/05/2020

Driven by demand from retail investors for higher yields, some securities firms have been selling ELS products beyond their equity capital.

Structural Regulation

Japan’s New Foreign Investment Rules Take Effect

By Manesh Samtani | 10/05/2020

While a series of exemptions for foreign financial institutions have been granted, the new requirements only allow 30 days for full implementation on 7 June.