Trading & Investment

    Coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and operational standards across asset classes, financial products, and trading venues.

    Cryptocurrency

    Thailand Allows Securities Firms to Offer Bitcoin Futures Locally

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/01/2018

    The SEC says fraud and money laundering not points of concern as CBOE and CME markets are properly supervised.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea’s Reduction in Foreign Shareholder Capital Gains Tax Threshold Arouses Concern

    By Garima Chitkara | 10/01/2018

    Government to cut threshold from 25% to 5%, ASIFMA says reduction will challenge securities firms, produce no tax revenue.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEx Considering New Rules to Boost Trading Volumes

    By Garima Chitkara | 10/01/2018

    HK exchange looking to establish new trading rules, including rebates, simplified collateral regulations and removal of 10bp stamp duty charge.

    Trading & Investment

    MiFID II – Just the Start of a Perfect Storm for Research

    By Peter Guy | 08/01/2018

    The unbundling of research costs will not only create more transparency but usher in a collapse and change in banking research.

    Trading & Investment

    China Tightens Rules for Bond Traders

    By Editors | 08/01/2018

    Informal transactions will no longer be allowed; market participants will need to sign written agreements.

    Trading & Investment

    Higher Stock Transaction Tax to Impact Trading Volume: PSE

    By Garima Chitkara | 05/01/2018

    Stock transaction tax increased 20% from 1 January 2018; change in timeline took exchange by surprise.

    Structural Regulation

    India Confirms Stock, Commodity Trading to be Allowed on Single Exchanges

    By Garima Chitkara | 04/01/2018

    Individual exchanges will be able to host equity, equity derivative, commodity derivative, currency derivative, interest rate future and debt instruments.

    Trading & Investment

    HSBC, StanChart Only HK Stocks to Fall Under MiFIR

    By Editors | 29/12/2017

    Only two Hong Kong-listed stocks have sufficient EU volume to comply with MiFIR trading obligations.

    Market Data & Technology

    Taiwan Stock Exchange Launches Co-location Services

    By Garima Chitkara | 29/12/2017

    Exchange says move will boost trading speeds, bring Taiwan up to speed with international standards and regulations.

    Trading & Investment

    China, Japan to Cooperate on Audit Oversight, Cross-Border Bonds

    By Editors | 26/12/2017

    The agreement will strengthen cross-border investor protection and assist financial institutions with cross-border bond issuance.

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