Trading & Investment

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

    Structural Regulation

    HK SFC, CSRC Agree Investor ID System for Northbound Stock Connect

    By Editors | 04/12/2017

    SFC says Northbound scheme will be followed by Southbound investor identification, eventually spread to all SEHK investors.

    Trading & Investment

    BoJ Urges Asian Local Currency Debt Market Development

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

    Haruhiko Kuroda says firms in Asia need to diversify their sources of funding to protect against market shocks as ASEAN initiatives increase.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong to Continue to Allow Mutual Fund Sales Commissions

    By Editors | 20/11/2017

    Securities and Futures Commission says Hong Kong is not ready to ban commissions and introduce a pay for advice model.

    AI Risk & Governance

    The Final Frontier of Financial Regulation

    By Peter Guy | 20/11/2017

    FSB’s recent paper on artificial intelligence and machine learning reveal how far we are from managing its unknown effects on financial markets.

    Alternative Markets

    Korea to Launch New OTC Market for Professional Investors

    By Editors | 20/11/2017

    Existing OTC platform has not been successful due to institutional investors’ concerns about having to give details of their trading strategies.

    Structural Regulation

    China to Allow More Foreign Investment in Banks, Majority Stakes in Brokerages

    By Editors | 13/11/2017

    Move follows introduction earlier this year of licensing system for foreign asset managers to set up private funds in China.

    Trading & Investment

    China Internet Finance Association Warns on Illegal Leveraged Trading

    By Editors | 13/11/2017

    Trade body says no online forex, precious metal, futures or index-based leveraged trading has yet been approved by national regulators.

    Structural Regulation

    China Playing Catch-up on Hedge Fund Data Sharing – IOSCO

    By Editors | 09/11/2017

    Although China has set up supervisory mechanisms, it has not yet established an information sharing mechanism to help establish global systemic risk.

    Trading & Investment

    China to Make New Moves to Increase Foreign Participation in Financial Markets

    By Editors | 09/11/2017

    Wu Qing, chairman of Shanghai Stock Exchange, calls for greater liberalisation; PBOC official  says to consider lowering access thresholds.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore and China Regulators to Increase Mutual Market Supervision

    By Editors | 06/11/2017

    Regulators will develop framework for supervising fund managers, share information and staff amid increasing capital market ties.

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