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Structural Regulation
Stock Connect to Launch Southbound Investor ID Regime “Soon”
By Editors | 12/10/2019
The launch of the investor identification regime for southbound trading will mark the first time mainland investors will have their personal information shared with Hong Kong’s regulator.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Allows Indian Firms to Issue Depository Receipts
By Editors | 12/10/2019
Domestically listed companies will be allowed to issue depository receipts on certain international bourses as well as on GIFT City exchanges.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Sets Key Dates for Cancelling Foreign Ownership Limits
By Editors | 11/10/2019
The foreign ownership limit will be cancelled next year for futures companies, fund managers and securities firms from 1 January, 1 April and 1 December, respectively.
Trading & Investment
Redemptions Halted at Korean Hedge Fund Amid Probe
By Editors | 11/10/2019
An FSS probe into alleged unfair trading has triggered investor redemptions which Lime Asset Management has not been able to meet.
Structural Regulation
Stricter Foreign Investment Approvals Will Hurt Japan Markets
By Manesh Samtani | 11/10/2019
A proposal to adjust the notification threshold for foreign investors in Japan is reportedly being called “idiotic” by JPX chief Akira Kiyota.
Structural Regulation
Philippine SEC Proposes New Rules for REITs
By Editors | 10/10/2019
The SEC hopes to develop a viable REIT market to provide funding for infrastructure projects and investment opportunities for local investors.
Structural Regulation
UPDATED – SFC to Raise Investor Compensation Limit
By Editors | 09/10/2019
Respondents to an April 2018 consultation strongly supported an increase in the compensation limit, among other proposals, which the SFC expects to implement in early 2020.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Closing Auction Expands to All Equities, Funds
By Editors | 09/10/2019
The move will help improve trading liquidity at close, simplify trading operations for market participants, and standardise closing times for equities.
Trading & Investment
China-Japan ETF Connect Slow to Gain Traction
By Editors | 09/10/2019
Assets in the cross-border feeder ETFs have dropped in the three months since the scheme was launched, by more than two-thirds in the case of the Japan-invested assets.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Abandons Pursuit of London Stock Exchange Merger
By Editors | 08/10/2019
HKEX says the merger is still strategically compelling but it has not been able to engage with LSEG’s management in realising its vision.
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