Trading & Investment

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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI to Study Fintech Potential for Securities Markets

    By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2017

    Committee will help the regulator evolve the regulatory framework in response to the development of new technology pertinent to the securities markets.

    Trading & Investment

    Rolling in the Regulations for Robo-Advisers

    By Kristi Swartz | 01/08/2017

    A SFC consultation paper proposes guidelines for robo-advisers to provide accurate, easily comprehensible information to investors.

    Market Abuse

    HKEX, CSRC and SFC on a Regulatory Collision Course

    By Peter Guy | 31/07/2017

    Regulatory problems in China market could spill into Hong Kong through HKEX’s new third board.

    Structural Regulation

    Vietnam Regulator Cleans Up Markets in Advance of Derivatives Regime

    By Editors | 26/07/2017

    State Securities Commission shuttered 28 firms and withdrew brokerage business licenses from another 13 institutions in 1H17; derivatives launch set […]

    Cybersecurity

    Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks

    By Editors | 17/07/2017

    Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.

    Structural Regulation

    China Exchanges Eye Financial Infrastructure ‘Belt and Road’

    By Editors | 17/07/2017

    SSE, CFFEX meetings to discuss stake in CSE (Chittagong Stock Exchange) follows their participation in consortium which bought 30% of Pakistan bourse.

    Market Abuse

    Talking Trading Surveillance with Nasdaq’s Ulf Carlsson

    By Samuel Riding | 13/07/2017

    Regulation Asia discusses the latest trends in regulatory scrutiny of capital markets with Ulf Carlsson, general manager at Nasdaq in Hong Kong.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia Introduces Capital Market Competency Guidelines

    By Editors | 10/07/2017

    Malaysian regulators aim to improve the competitiveness of the domestic capital markets by enhancing the soft and hard skills and professional ability of local banking executives.

    Market Abuse

    HK SFC to Review Short-selling Rules

    By Editors | 27/06/2017

    Top financial services and treasury official says eyeing market activity, global regulatory developments.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea Introduces Derivatives, Bond Omnibus Accounts

    By Editors | 26/06/2017

    Move allows foreign investors to conduct multiple transactions through a single account with a global firm.

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