Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

India’s SEBI Sets Foreign Portfolio Investor Limits

By Editors | 06/05/2014

A foreign portfolio investor will be allowed to buy additional shares in a company only if its holding is less than 10%, according to norms for the new overseas investment regime that starts in June.

Structural Regulation

Japan to Assist in Drafting Myanmar’s Stock Exchange Regulations

By Editors | 06/05/2014

The Japanese Ministry of Finance will help draw the regulations for the Stock Exchange Commission in Myanmar, said a Myanmar finance official.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Issues New Norms on POS Disclosure in Banking, Securities Sectors

By Editors | 05/05/2014

A Joint Forum of the International Organisation of Securities Organisations has called for improved point-of-sale (POS) disclosure standards for distributed financial products.

Trading & Investment

ASEAN and Partners Pledge Collaboration in Boosting Bond Markets

By Editors | 05/05/2014

The finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and three partners—Japan, China and South Korea—agreed to boost collaboration in strengthening the Asian bond markets.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam to Finalise Regulations on Privatization, IPOs

By Editors | 05/05/2014

The Vietnamese government is finalising polices and regulations on reforming state enterprises through privatization and public offerings.

Trading & Investment

New Zealand Market Regulator Eyes Easy-to-Follow IPO Offer Documents

By Editors | 29/04/2014

New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will conduct a consultation on the proposal for easier-to-follow product disclosure statements (PDS) which will be required from companies listing on the country’s exchange.

Trading & Investment

Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Trades to Boost Yuan Internationalization

By Editors | 29/04/2014

China’s new policy allowing cross-border stock investment between Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges is seen to pave the way for the internationalisation of the Chinese currency.

Trading & Investment

India’s SEBI Issues Norms on Stock Exchange Liquidity Enhancement Schemes

By Editors | 24/04/2014

India’s market regulator has set the period of liquidity enhancement schemes of stock exchanges to a maximum of three years.

Trading & Investment

S. Korea’s Regulator Issues Rules for Covered Bond Issuance

By Editors | 23/04/2014

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has approved a draft regulation on the supervision of covered bond issuance, specifying the qualifications of underlying assets and setting standards for their evaluation.