Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Taiwan FSC Eases Margin Trading Rules for TPEx Stocks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The FSC has scrapped capital and profitability hurdles for over-the-counter stocks to qualify for margin trading, aiming for parity with the main board.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Japan Expands Clearing Eligibility to Include Active ETFs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The amendment aims to boost liquidity for actively managed funds by making them eligible for obligation assumption services.

Structural Regulation

KRX to Mandate Registered Domestic Auditors for Foreign Listings

By Mark Johnston | 17/11/2025

The KRX is closing a regulatory "blind spot" to enhance accounting transparency and investor confidence in overseas firms listing in Korea.

Trading & Investment

RBI Updates Repo Rules, Adds Municipal Bonds as Collateral

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/11/2025

The updated directions refine trading and reporting rules, and streamline participation, settlement, and risk management across India’s repo market.

Trading & Investment

Industry Backs ASIC Roadmap but Warn on Public Market Hurdles

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2025

executives from Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and ART say ASIC's new roadmap is a clear way forward for the private credit market.

Trading & Investment

Korea Approves First Operators Under 'Investment Management Account' Framework

By Mark Johnston | 17/11/2025

The approved firms will be able to channel significant funds into corporate finance-related assets and venture investments, but must guarantee investor principal.

Trading & Investment

Korea’s New ATS Nextrade Breaches 15 Percent Volume Cap, Testing New Rules

By Mark Johnston | 17/11/2025

The alternative trading system exceeded the KRX volume limit for the first time, triggering a two-month regulatory grace period.

Trading & Investment

India’s NCDEX to Enter Mutual Fund Arena

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/11/2025

The new electronic mutual fund platform, which is awaiting SEBI’s nod, will to tap investors across smaller cities and semi-urban markets.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Consults on IPO Rule Changes to Boost Retail Investor Participation

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/11/2025

SEBI proposes easing IPO lock-in rules and replacing the abridged prospectus with a concise offer summary to boost transparency and retail participation.