Trading & Investment

Payments & Settlements

SEBI to Introduce UPI Payment Option for Retail IPO Investors

By Editors | 02/11/2018

Enabling the UPI for retail investors subscribing to public share issues through intermediaries will cut IPOs listing times from six to three days, according to local media reports.

Structural Regulation

MAS, CSRC Enhance Cooperation on Capital Markets, Derivatives

By Editors | 01/11/2018

The derivatives MoU will enhance cross-border supervision and the development of futures markets, while staff exchanges will deepen ties between the agencies.

Structural Regulation

Asia Struggles to Meet 2020 EU Benchmarks Regulation Deadline

By Editors | 31/10/2018

A number of non-EU benchmark administrators may fail to obtain BMR registration by January 2020, according to a new report from ASIFMA and Herbert Smith Freehills.

Structural Regulation

Hong Kong-UK Mutual Funds Recognition Hits a Snag

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2018

A number of Hong Kong unit trusts are not eligible to be sold in the UK, where regulations require an independent trustee or custodian, according to a Fund Selector Asia report.

Structural Regulation

NZX Overhauls Listing Rules in Transition to Single Board

By Editors | 30/10/2018

New listing rules to take effect from January, in advance of migration to a single board where equity, debt and fund issuers will be covered in a single rule set.

Trading & Investment

China to Release Insurers from Equity Investment Restrictions

By Editors | 30/10/2018

CBIRC draft rules loosen restrictions on how much insurance companies can invest in the stock market and in which sectors they can participate.

Emerging Prudential Risks

S. Korea Scales Up Stabilisation Fund as Market Hits 22-Month Low

By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2018

The 500 billion won fund will start investing in the KOSDAQ from November. Separately, market participants will establish an emergency monitoring system to better respond to instability.

Structural Regulation

China Relaxes Rules on Stock Buybacks to Support Market

By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2018

Over 750 listed companies have since announced stock buybacks, including Ping An Insurance Group, which plans to buy back $15.8 billion of its outstanding shares.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

S. Korea Industry Body KOFIA to Inspect Securities Firms

By Editors | 29/10/2018

The Korea Financial Investment Association will examine internal operations at securities firms in a bid to prevent order-handling accidents and restore market confidence.