Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

RBI Task Force Urges Development of Secondary Market for Loans

By Editors | 05/09/2019

The task force recommends easing rules for loan asset securitisation, and to allow secondary market participation from funds and insurers.

Structural Regulation

Sri Lanka Proposes Easing of Stock Market Listing Criteria

By Editors | 05/09/2019

Companies will no longer be required to have three years of consecutive profits to list on the main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange.

Trading & Investment

China Awards Deutsche, BNP ‘Class A’ Underwriting Licences

By Editors | 04/09/2019

The licences mark the first approvals allowing foreign banks to act as lead underwriter for domestically issued bonds, for both local and foreign companies.

Trading & Investment

China Allows Unlisted Companies to Issue Convertible Bonds

By Editors | 03/09/2019

Allowing non-listed enterprises to issue non-public convertible bonds will broaden their funding channels and lower financing costs.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Takes Steps to Transition Away from SOR

By Editors | 02/09/2019

Singapore’s banking body and foreign exchange market committee have identified SORA as “the most robust and suitable” alternative interest rate benchmark to SOR.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Extends Deadline for New Rules on Handling Client Securities

By Editors | 30/08/2019

Following feedback from stock exchanges and market participants, SEBI has decided to extend the effective dates in a June circular by one month.

Structural Regulation

Chinese Regulators Vow to Bring Quality Deals to Market

By FinanceAsia | 30/08/2019

The Chinese securities watchdog updated three draft regulations last week. For investors, it means both opportunity and challenge.

Structural Regulation

MAS Opens Applications for Digital Bank Licences

By Editors | 30/08/2019

Successful applicants will be announced in mid-2020, with the expectation that they meet MAS requirements and commence business by mid-2021.

Trading & Investment

China to Allow Foreign Banks to Underwrite Interbank Market Bonds

By Editors | 29/08/2019

Foreign banks are currently limited to underwriting business involving offshore non-financial issuers. ‘Class A’ licences will allow them to underwrite bonds in the interbank market.