Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

SFC Proposal to Restrict Margin Lending Threatens Brokers’ Survival – Report

By Garima Chitkara | 11/09/2018

LegCo member Christopher Cheung met with SFC chairman Carlson Tong to represent broker concerns on potential margin lending restrictions.

Structural Regulation

MAS Finalises New Corporate Structure for Funds

By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2018

The VCC – formerly S-VACC – will position Singapore to become a key fund domicile for fund managers and create opportunities for fund services providers.

Trading & Investment

China Eases Rules on Stock Buybacks to Boost A-Share Market

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018

An increase in stock buybacks by listed companies will help stabilise the A-share market following year-to-date losses of near 20%.

Trading & Investment

China Committed to Further Opening Up Bond Market – PBOC

By Garima Chitkara | 06/09/2018

PBOC deputy governor Pan Gongsheng said a number of reforms are in the pipeline to attract more foreign investors into to China’s bond market.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan to Introduce Continuous Trading for Equities in 2020

By Editors | 06/09/2018

Continuous trading will enable real-time trading by matching orders immediately; existing call auction mechanism collects orders over five seconds before matching occurs.

Trading & Investment

Increased Use of Futures in Asset Management Could Adversely Impact Market – Kuroda

By Garima Chitkara | 05/09/2018

Increased use of futures in ETFs and investment trusts, while desirable to deepen futures market, has the potential to create correlation and contagion risks among asset classes where none existed before.

Trading & Investment

China Issues Draft Rules on Shanghai-London Depository Receipts

By Manesh Samtani | 03/09/2018

CSRC solicits public comments on rules for SSE- and LSE-listed firms issuing depository receipts in each other’s markets through Shanghai-London Stock Connect, set to launch later this year.

Trading & Investment

Fund Managers Cite Data, Regulation as Major Challenges – State Street

By Manesh Samtani | 30/08/2018

New research from State Street has identified access to distribution data as a major challenge for asset managers; understanding the impact of local regulation on strategy the biggest challenge for product launches.

Trading & Investment

MAS Takes Stock of FX Global Code, One Year Since Launch

By Garima Chitkara | 30/08/2018

MAS deputy managing director Jacqueline Loh spoke about the steps taken in adopting and embedding the FX Global Code in the industry and key priorities for the coming year.