Trading & Investment

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

    Structural Regulation

    China Proposes to Ban Backdoor Fund Raisings

    By Samuel Riding | 20/06/2016

    Securities regulator also doubles lock-in period for shareholders in restructured companies.

    Trading & Investment

    Singapore’s GIC Bidding for NSE Stake

    By Samuel Riding | 17/06/2016

    Sovereign wealth fund teams up with local PE firm ChrysCapital to buy 5% stake in Indian exchange.

    Trading & Investment

    BSE to Test Trading at Disaster Recovery Site

    By Samuel Riding | 16/06/2016

    BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) will conduct a mock trading session from a disaster recovery site in Hyderabad to test the strength of its systems.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Regulation and the Buy Side’s Role in Liquidity

    By Samuel Riding | 16/06/2016

    Asian regulators are starting to consider how to minimise the risks in investment funds’ growing role as market makers.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Eyes Lower Mutual Fund TER Limit

    By Samuel Riding | 15/06/2016

    Regulator could eventually limit total expense ratios to 1.5 percent.

    Trading & Investment

    FIX Develops MiFID Reporting Protocol

    By Samuel Riding | 14/06/2016

    Protocol covers transmission of MiFID II transaction reports to approved mechanisms.

    Trading & Investment

    India to Ease Access for Foreign Fund Managers

    By Samuel Riding | 13/06/2016

    SEBI will also loosen REIT investment, sponsor, offer size and related-party transaction rules.

    Structural Regulation

    MAS Eases Start-up, SME Crowd-funding Access

    By Samuel Riding | 09/06/2016

    Regulator to simplify qualification for issuers raising less than SGD5 million.

    Trading & Investment

    China Grants 1st RQFII Quota to US

    By Editors | 08/06/2016

    USD38 billion quota is the second largest after Hong Kong’s.

    Structural Regulation

    ADB Advising on Sri Lanka Regulatory Reform

    By Samuel Riding | 07/06/2016

    Development bank to work with authorities on policy and institutional changes.

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