Trading & Investment

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    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan to Open Cross-Border Stock Link with Singapore in July

    By Editors | 22/04/2015

    To draw more investors into its equity markets, Taiwan will open a cross-border stock trading platform with Singapore on July 1.

    Trading & Investment

    Facilitating Securities-based Crowdfunding in Singapore

    By Editors | 22/04/2015

    The MAS securities-based crowdfunding consultation paper is timely, given the growing interest in recent years.

    Structural Regulation

    China to Reform IPO Process, May Allow Foreign Listing

    By Editors | 22/04/2015

    China is moving to overhaul its initial public offering (IPO) approval process and open its markets to share issuance by foreign companies.

    Structural Regulation

    China’s Foreign Investment Regulations Undergo Revolutionary Changes

    By Peter Guy | 21/04/2015

    Examining the significance and outcome of proposed amendments to China’s Foreign Investment Law.

    Structural Regulation

    IMF Deliberation on RMB’s Reserve Currency Status Ongoing, Says Official

    By Editors | 20/04/2015

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making a full evaluation of the international uses of the renminbi and its share in global investment and trade as part of the agency’s ongoing special drawing right (SDR) review, said an IMF official.

    Trading & Investment

    China Shares Dip after Lending Curbs, Reserve Ratio Cut

    By Editors | 19/04/2015

    China’s tougher rules on margin trading sent shares lower on Monday overshadowing the central bank’s decision to implement its biggest cut in the banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) since November 2008.

    Trading & Investment

    China Moves to Curb Margin Trading

    By Editors | 17/04/2015

    China’s securities regulator has tightened rules on margin lending and promoted the use of short-selling in an apparent effort to take some heat off a soaring market.

    Structural Regulation

    Foreign Banks to Open Branches in Myanmar

    By Editors | 10/04/2015

    Two Japanese and one Singaporean bank will become the first foreign banks to operate in Myanmar in over 50 years, after receiving final regulatory approval from the central bank.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEx Likely to Raise Trading Cap for Stock Connect

    By Editors | 10/04/2015

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) plans to expand quotas for the cross-border stock program between Hong Kong and Shanghai, its top executive said.

    Structural Regulation

    Implications of China’s Looming Market Evolution

    By Editors | 10/04/2015

    Implications of market structure changes for surveillance and risk management professionals.

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