Trading & Investment

Structural Regulation

Eased Listing Rules to Attract Tech IPOs Tops CSRC Work Agenda

By Garima Chitkara | 08/03/2018

CSRC mulling allowing innovative voting structures and ease mandatory profitability requirements for participants in biotech, cloud computing and AI.

Trading & Investment

SGX, NZX Sign MoU on Market Development, Information Exchange

By Garima Chitkara | 08/03/2018

MoU aimed at promoting market development initiatives in Asia Pacific region, including for derivatives, secondary listings and ETFs.

Trading & Investment

Thailand, Indonesia Boost Capital Markets Cooperation

By Editors | 08/03/2018

Extension of MoU includes cooperation on cross-border transactions, product development, information technology and knowledge sharing.

Trading & Investment

Chinese Exchanges to List ‘Belt and Road’ Bonds

By Editors | 06/03/2018

Seven domestic and foreign companies have so far been granted approval to list Belt and Road bonds on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan Brokers Set to Issue Exchange Traded Notes

By Editors | 03/03/2018

Brokers with capital adequacy exceeding 250 percent and net value over NTD10 billion will be allowed to issue the new debt instruments.

KYC & CDD

SEBI Mulling Omnibus Accounts for Gift City

By Garima Chitkara | 03/03/2018

Omnibus accounts will allow bank clients to trade without undergoing standard KYC procedures and help boost trading from offshore participants.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Bursa Malaysia Targets T+2 Securities Settlement

By Manesh Samtani | 02/03/2018

Other market boosting measures include a stamp duty waiver for stocks, as well as new ETF, ASEAN-centric and derivatives product launches.

Trading & Investment

India Eases Foreign Investor Limits on Interest Rate Futures

By Editors | 02/03/2018

Aggregate long positions for all FPIs will be up to INR50 billion across any interest rate futures instrument.

Structural Regulation

China Levels Playing Field for Foreign Banks

By Editors | 01/03/2018

Pre-approvals no longer required for wealth management, custody services; procedures simplified for branch opening, executive appointments, bond issuance.