Trading & Investment

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    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Overhauls Distributor Incentives to Deepen Mutual Fund Penetration

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/12/2025

    SEBI has replaced an inflow-based model with an onboarding incentive to attract new investors from beyond top-tier cities and women.

    Trading & Investment

    Guangzhou Futures Exchange Launches Platinum and Palladium Contracts

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2025

    GFEX has launched the yuan-denominated contracts with a unique physical settlement option aimed at boosting domestic price discovery.

    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Consults On Super Fund Disclosure for Private Debt, Stamp Duty

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/12/2025

    ASIC seeks to ease confidentiality concerns for private debt and smooth stamp duty cost reporting in consumer disclosures.

    Trading & Investment

    TAIFEX Announces Incentives to Boost Equity Options Trading

    By Editors | 30/11/2025

    TAIFEX is offering cash prizes and significant fee rebates to futures commission merchants, brokers, and institutional investors.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Tokyo Bourse to Test Cloud Technology for Core Equity Trading System

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

    TSE is working with AWS and Fujitsu to explore the long-term applicability of cloud technology for its "Arrowhead" trading platform.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan Eases Rules on Active ETF Feeder Funds, Overseas Investment

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2025

    The FSC will allow feeder funds to link to active ETFs and has removed restrictions that previously limited master funds to domestic securities.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    HKEX Outlines Extensive Derivatives Market System Upgrades for 2026

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

    HKEX plans to enhance after-hours trading, add a new matching engine, and mandate several system upgrades for participants.

    Trading & Investment

    Abaxx Exchange Gets US CFTC Approval for Direct Market Access

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

    The FBOT approval enables direct US participation in Abaxx’s energy transition benchmarks, expanding market access and deepening liquidity.

    Trading & Investment

    SC Malaysia Selects Six Firms for First Regulatory Sandbox Cohort

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

    The selected firms target innovation in alternative real estate investment, digital secondary markets and new financing models.

    Trading & Investment

    IMF Reclassifies India’s FX Regime as ‘Crawl-Like’ from Stablised

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

    The IMF urged India to restrict FX intervention to periods of market disorder, saying a more flexible rupee would better absorb external shocks and deepen currency markets.

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