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Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.
Trading & Investment
China Launches New FX Options Trading Pairs in Interbank Market
By Editors | 28/08/2019
Before Monday, the CFETS only provided FX options trading where one side of the pair was the CNY. New contracts include EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD and USD/HKD.
Structural Regulation
CSRC to Allow Listed Companies to IPO Spinoff Units
By Editors | 26/08/2019
Under draft rules, parent companies must meet certain conditions to list spinoff units, including requirements to have been listed, and profitable, for at least the last three years.
Trading & Investment
India Withdraws FPI Tax Surcharge Amid Foreign Pressure
By Editors | 26/08/2019
The surcharge, introduced last month, increased capital gains tax on foreign trusts investing in India to over 40%, prompting the stock market’s worst July in 17 years.
Structural Regulation
EU Shareholder Rights Directive – It’s Time for APAC Firms to Act
By Demi Derem | 26/08/2019
Though a European regulation, SRD II will directly impact Asian intermediaries and hundreds of billions of euros in assets held by APAC investors, says Demi Derem at Broadridge.
Trading & Investment
ASIC Proposes Ban on Binary Options, Restrictions on CFDs
By Editors | 23/08/2019
In 2018, licensed binary options and CFD issuers made about $2bn from these products, largely attributed to retail client losses, fees and costs.
Structural Regulation
SZSE ChiNext Board to Adopt Registration Based IPO System
By Editors | 22/08/2019
Shenzhen’s ChiNext board has begun work to prepare for adoption of a registration-based IPO system, currently in use at Shanghai’s new tech board.
Structural Regulation
Goldman Files Application to Control China Securities JV
By Editors | 22/08/2019
Goldman is seeking to bring its China business in line with its operations in other parts of the world – as its local partner folds its operations into the joint venture.
Sustainable Finance
WFE Explores Sustainability Standards for Commodity Markets
By Editors | 22/08/2019
In a new white paper, the WFE explores potential ways for commodity derivatives exchanges to address the impact of sustainability.
Trading & Investment
BNM Extends Range of Securities Eligible for Repo
By Editors | 21/08/2019
BNM’s draft policy document proposes to extend the maximum tenor of a repo to five years from 365 days previously, and to expand the securities that are eligible for repo.
Structural Regulation
US Regulators Approve Easing of Volcker Rule
By Manesh Samtani | 21/08/2019
Two of five US agencies have approved the Volcker Rule revamp, which aims to simplify its requirements and give banks more flexibility to trade.
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