Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Resumption of Margin-trading Loans Boosts Brokers

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2016

China Securities Finance restarts loans to securities firms, rates to be as low as 3%.

Trading & Investment

Vietnam Confirms Derivatives Market Framework

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2016

GMEX Group to provide trading system under JV, market expected to go live at end-2016.

Trading & Investment

India Allows FPIs to Invest in Defaulted Bonds

By Samuel Riding | 16/03/2016

Securities regulator also allows foreign portfolio investors into REITs, infrastructure investment trusts and AIFs.

Structural Regulation

CSRC Plans to Reform IPO Registration Process

By Editors | 15/03/2016

Chinese regulators intends to take steps to reform its stock markets’ IPO registration system.

Structural Regulation

BSE Receives In-principle Approval for Listing

By Editors | 14/03/2016

IPO is set to be launched in the next six to nine months.

Trading & Investment

SFC to Propose ‘See-through’ Investor Identification

By Samuel Riding | 10/03/2016

System would allow regulator to see beyond broker transactions to identify instructing investors.

Trading & Investment

Details of China’s New Interbank Bond Regime Expected this Month

By Samuel Riding | 09/03/2016

Foreign investors will have no quotas so long as they are on-boarded and have applications filed by agent banks.

Structural Regulation

Myanmar Grants 4 Foreign Bank Licenses

By Samuel Riding | 08/03/2016

State Bank of India in second group of foreign lenders allowed to operate in the country.

Trading & Investment

SEBI to Meet on New Commodities Investment Rules

By Samuel Riding | 07/03/2016

Regulator to introduce raft of changes including launch of options contracts, confirming budget announcement.