Trading & Investment

Structural Regulation

New SEBI Chief Takes Office

By Samuel Riding | 02/03/2017

Ajay Tiyagi to work on commodity market integration, HFT, REITs and municipal bonds.

Trading & Investment

Bursa Malaysia Revises Short-selling, Failed Trade Mechanisms

By Samuel Riding | 01/03/2017

Exchange says measures are designed to improve price discovery, mitigate costs.

Market Abuse

SEBI Auditing 15 Brokers

By Samuel Riding | 01/03/2017

Investigations continue into allegations of unfair access to NSE for high-frequency traders.

Trading & Investment

SGX Moots Reintroduction of Trading Lunchbreak

By Samuel Riding | 27/02/2017

Break in trading was scrapped in 2011; exchange said to also widen spread on buying, selling shares.

Market Abuse

Pakistan to Develop Guidance on Bank Insider Trading

By Samuel Riding | 24/02/2017

Regulator files criminal charges against senior banker; continues to hunt fugitive brokers.

Trading & Investment

HKMA Issues Product Sales, Securities Handling Guidance

By Samuel Riding | 24/02/2017

Regulators notes ‘controls, monitoring and compliance review’ lapses by private banks.

Structural Regulation

SSE to Speed up Infrastructure Project Securitisation

By Samuel Riding | 23/02/2017

Exchange sets up ‘green channel’ to speed up process; to consult with regulators, NDRC.

Trading & Investment

India MFs Must Offer Divestment Before Derivatives

By Samuel Riding | 23/02/2017

Funds no longer need to obtain positive consent for shift in investment strategy.

Trading & Investment

Pakistan Regulator Forming New Derivatives Regime

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

SECP is reviewing product structures, regime for cash-settled derivatives, circuit breaker.