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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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