Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Singapore Regulator Cautions against Trading in Exchange Operator SGX

By Editors | 06/07/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has warned investors to “trade with caution” on shares of the exchange operator SGX.

Trading & Investment

China Creates Broker-Led Market Stabilisation Fund

By Editors | 06/07/2015

China’s securities regulator has set up its first-ever market stabilisation fund in a bid to halt the recent stock market plunge.

Structural Regulation

China Suspends IPO Listings

By Editors | 05/07/2015

China has suspended all initial public offerings in an effort to preserve market liquidity and halt the stock market’s recent plunge.

Trading & Investment

India to Restrict Trading Speeds for Algorithmic Traders

By Editors | 03/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is working on rules to strengthen regulation of algorithmic trading and create a level playing field for investors.

Trading & Investment

Two HFTs Win Direct Access to Japan Exchanges

By Samuel Riding | 01/07/2015

Susquehanna and KCG Holdings allowed to make buy and sell orders without using a brokerage.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Publishes Consultation Paper on Fees and Expenses of Investment Funds

By Editors | 01/07/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report proposing an updated set of common international standards of best practice for investment funds.

Structural Regulation

Mutual Fund Recognition Reveals Fund Distribution Problems

By Peter Guy | 29/06/2015

Restrictions on the independent operations of Hong Kong asset managers in China may impose sales bottleneck.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Register Commodity Brokers from August

By Editors | 28/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India may start registrations of commodity brokers in August as it moves closer to its merger with the Forward Markets Commission.

Structural Regulation

India to Ease IPO Regulation for E-Commerce Startups

By Editors | 26/06/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is proposing to ease rules for initial public offerings by startups, in order to prevent them from listing on exchanges abroad and allow local investors to profit from India’s e-commerce boom.