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    Trading & Investment

    India Permits Commodity Derivatives Trading by Foreign Investors

    By Editors | 10/10/2018

    Trading limits will be based on foreign investors’ actual exposure to India’s commodity markets, which needs to be verified and monitored by brokers and exchanges.

    Trading & Investment

    MAS Issues Guidelines on Provision of Robo-Advisory Services

    By Editors | 09/10/2018

    Guidelines allow digital advisers to pass client orders to brokerage firms for execution without the need for an additional capital markets services licence.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong, UK Sign Mutual Recognition of Funds Agreement

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2018

    The agreement allows eligible funds in Hong Kong and the UK to be distributed in each other’s market through a streamlined process.

    Trading & Investment

    India Proposes New Route for Foreign Investors in Debt Markets

    By Garima Chitkara | 08/10/2018

    Under the ‘Voluntary Retention Route’, FPIs will be exempt from current caps and concentration limits provided they voluntarily commit to long-term investment in Indian debt.

    Trading & Investment

    New Platform for Northbound Trading Set for Mid-2019 – HKEX

    By Editors | 08/10/2018

    New information paper presents an overview of the migration of HKEX technology infrastructure for northbound trading under Stock Connect.

    Trading & Investment

    Chi-X Australia Launches Transferable Custody Receipts in Apple Inc

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2018

    Deutsche-issued TraCRs represent a new mechanism for Australian investors to gain exposure to overseas listed companies, starting with Apple Inc.

    Trading & Investment

    BSE’s India INX Enables Access to CME Group of Exchanges

    By Editors | 05/10/2018

    New ‘Global Access’ platform enables access to cash and derivatives markets on international exchanges; connectivity with CME Group exchanges already established.

    Trading & Investment

    NZX Signs MoU with Shanghai Stock Exchange

    By Editors | 04/10/2018

    The NZX board is making a conscious effort to move away from a domestic focused strategy and to develop global links, said its chairman James Miller in a letter to shareholders.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong, Singapore Gear Up Reform in Asset Management Sector

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2018

    Remi Toucheboeuf at BNP Paribas Securities Services sat down with Regulation Asia to talk about new opportunities for fund managers in Hong Kong and Singapore.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Smart Contracts Can Improve Derivatives Market Efficiency – ISDA

    By Editors | 04/10/2018

    A new white paper by ISDA and King & Wood Mallesons proposes a practical framework for constructing smart derivatives contracts.

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