Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

China Regulator Moves to Control Margin Finance

By Editors | 08/04/2015

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has imposed new sanctions on six securities firms in an effort to control margin finance, an expanding form of securities lending that is fuelling a rally in shares.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Seeks Continuity Plans for Trading Venues, Intermediaries

By Editors | 08/04/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is examining regulations and policies that can help trading venues such as exchanges or multilateral trading facilities to manage a broad range of risks arising from an evolving technology.

Structural Regulation

India’s SEBI Plans More Oversight for Index Providers

By Editors | 07/04/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) plans to put in place a regulatory framework for index providers in a bid to tackle issues arising from conflicts of interest and promote transparency in determining benchmarks.

Trading & Investment

Foreign Investors Impacted by Major Tax Change in India

By Peter Guy | 02/04/2015

Broad changes to India’s Minimum Alternate Tax Scheme raises tax liabilities for foreign portfolio investors.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan to Expand Daily Trade Limit for Shares in June

By Editors | 01/04/2015

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said it will expand the daily price limit for stocks to a fall or rise of 10% from the current 7% effective June 1.

Structural Regulation

PBOC Plans to Relax RMB Capital Controls, Seeks SDR Inclusion

By Editors | 23/03/2015

People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan has vowed to further liberalize capital account controls this year in an apparent bid to convince the International Monetary Fund to recognize the renminbi as an international reserve currency.

Trading & Investment

China Allows Trade of New Index Futures in April

By Editors | 22/03/2015

China has allowed trade of two new types of stock index futures on the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) next month.

Trading & Investment

China’s SHFE to Launch Nickel, Tin Futures Trade

By Editors | 17/03/2015

China’s Shanghai Futures Exchange will launch nickel and tin futures trading on March 27, 2015.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Wants More Liquidity from Chinese IPO Candidates

By Editors | 16/03/2015

The wave of Chinese companies listing on the Australian stock exchange in the past three years, many with less than 2% free float, has raised concern on whether initial public offering (IPO) rules should require better liquidity from foreign businesses.