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    Trading & Investment

    ESMA Gives Investment Firms, Issuers More Time on LEIs

    By Editors | 21/12/2017

    Six months forbearance to be allowed for obtaining LEI codes from clients, non-EU issuers of financial instruments.

    Structural Regulation

    Shenzhen, Laos Exchanges Sign MoU on Capital Market Cooperation

    By Editors | 19/12/2017

    SZSE and LSX to share information, personnel, technology, expertise; financial infrastructure connectivity to facilitate cross-border ‘economic corridor’.

    Trading & Investment

    Standard Chartered Brokerage Arm Hit With $330,000 Fine

    By Editors | 19/12/2017

    SFC investigation reveals internal control failures resulted in at least 61 regulatory breaches involving short selling, required liquid capital deficit of HKD2 billion.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia to Allow Retail Investment in Wholesale Bond, Sukuk Market

    By Editors | 11/12/2017

    **Securities regulator hopes to introduce regulations by first quarter of next year to democratise $300bn market.
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    Trading & Investment

    India to Allow Funds, Portfolio Managers to Invest in Commodity Derivatives

    By Editors | 11/12/2017

    Securities regulator says market has had insufficient institutional involvement, leading to poor price discovery and risk management.

    Structural Regulation

    MiFID II: Everything European Banks Active in Asia Need to Know

    By Fabienne Sayarath | 07/12/2017

    Exploring key issues including the status of local subsidiaries, trading venue uncertainty, transaction reporting and more as the deadline looms.

    Structural Regulation

    Don’t Panic – MiFID II Set for ‘Soft’ Launch

    By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017

    Experts say regulators likely to accept a ‘best efforts’ approach for at least several weeks after MiFID II official implementation deadline.

    Trading & Investment

    China Introduces New Risk Management Rules for Exchange Members

    By Editors | 07/12/2017

    New rules, which go into effect on 1 June next year, include restrictions on buy-in of securities companies, fund companies and other participants.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Releases SIBOR Benchmark Reform Proposals

    By Garima Chitkara | 07/12/2017

    Consultation is based on IOSCO principles, FSB recommendations, comes four years after 20 banks disciplined for benchmark manipulation.

    Trading & Investment

    MiFID II – Banks Struggle to Survive the Transparency

    By Peter Guy | 05/12/2017

    Liquidity requires symmetric information, which is easiest to achieve when everyone is ignorant.

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