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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.
Liquidity Risk
S. Korea Cuts Key Interest Rate to Record Low
By Editors | 17/03/2020
Bank of Korea has cut its key rate by 50 basis points to 0.75 percent, joining other central banks unveiling emergency measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong to Allow 60 Days Grace for Publishing Annual Reports
By Editors | 16/03/2020
Listed issuers may defer annual report publication for 60 days if they have published their preliminary results, management accounts or specified material financial information before 31 March.
Trading & Investment
ASIC Directs Equity Market Participants to Limit Trading
By Editors | 16/03/2020
The move is a response to a particularly large increase in trades executed on Friday, largely attributable to algorithmic and high frequency trading.
Trading & Investment
SET Tightens Short Selling Rule After Second Trading Halt
By Editors | 14/03/2020
Short selling orders can now only be executed at prices higher than the last traded price, the SET said after its circuit breaker was triggered for the second day in a row.
Trading & Investment
FSC Korea Imposes Complete Ban on Short-Selling for Six Months
By Editors | 14/03/2020
The FSC is also loosening rules on share buybacks and lifting minimum collateral coverage requirements for securities firms, while the BOK considers an interest rate cut.
Trading & Investment
Thai Bourse Announces Relief Package, Circuit Breaker Triggers
By Editors | 12/03/2020
The 30-minute trading halt came shortly after the SET announced a Covid-19 relief package, which included 500 million baht in fee reductions for market participants.
Trading & Investment
Indonesia Triggers Circuit Breaker, Suspends Pre-Opening Session
By Editors | 12/03/2020
IDX halted trading to end Thursday, just a day after tightening the circuit breaker mechanism. The pre-opening session is suspended until further notice.
Trading & Investment
Offshore FIs More Hopeful of Access to China Bond Futures
By FinanceAsia | 12/03/2020
A new pilot scheme to allow Chinese banks to trade government bond futures is a healthy step towards allowing foreign investors to finally tap it, experts believe.
Trading & Investment
PBOC, CSRC Pledge to Enhance Bond Market Functioning
By Editors | 12/03/2020
The regulators will work to optimise the bond issuance management system, promote bond product innovation, and enhance the policy environment for private enterprises.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Finalises New Licensing Framework for Foreign Firms
By Editors | 11/03/2020
The framework introduces a new ‘foreign AFS’ licensing regime, and licensing relief for foreign fund managers seeking to induce investment from certain professional investors such as super funds.
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