Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Short-term Derivatives to Require FMA License

By Editors | 03/04/2017

Companies offering short-duration derivatives in NZ will require license from December 2017.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Introduce Common Registration for Equity, Commodity Brokers

By Editors | 31/03/2017

Move removes need to lock-up funds separately for stock and commodity broking entities for net worth and base minimum capital requirements.

Trading & Investment

ASIFMA Maps China Capital Markets Reform

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2017

Association calls for more open regulatory consultations to include foreign participants.

Trading & Investment

Philippines’ 1st DDS to List Next Month

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2017

Two firms confirmed as eligible brokers; BDO Unibank the designated settlement bank.

Trading & Investment

How Regulatory Repackaging Could Revive Active Fund Managers

By Peter Guy | 27/03/2017

A new ruling in the US could reverse the torrent of money moving from active to passive funds.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Updated – MAS Raises Spectre of Algo ‘Contagion’

By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017

Singapore regulator using clustering, network analysis; to set up supervisory technology unit.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Launches APAC Hub

By Samuel Riding | 15/03/2017

Hub is intended to build regulatory capacity in APAC jurisdictions.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam Derivatives Market Set for May/June

By Samuel Riding | 13/03/2017

Regulator to also develop covered warrants framework; is lobbying for stock exchange merger.

Structural Regulation

ASEAN Exchanges Eye Regulatory Harmony

By Samuel Riding | 13/03/2017

CEOs also agree to promote cross-exchange listings, mutual recognition of capital market professionals.