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    Trading & Investment

    Singapore Opens RQFII License for Local Financial Institutions

    By Editors | 28/01/2014

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore introduces Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) license, bolstering the country’s credentials as an offshore yuan hub.

    Trading & Investment

    Thailand’s Stock Exchange Plans to Allow Foreign IPOs

    By Editors | 24/01/2014

    Thailand’s stock exchange plans to change its rules to allow foreign companies to list in Bangkok, in a bid to become a regional trading hub challenging Singapore and Hong Kong.

    Structural Regulation

    India to Plan Merging Regulators to Boost Bourses Oversight

    By Editors | 24/01/2014

    The Finance Ministry is planning to combine the stock and commodities market regulators to strengthen oversight of markets.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Exchange to Introduce Circuit Breakers Next Month

    By Editors | 22/01/2014

    Southeast Asia’s biggest bourse is introducing circuit breakers on February 24 as an additional market safeguard.

    Structural Regulation

    Indonesia to Stimulate Financial Sector in Funding Export-Based Industries

    By Editors | 22/01/2014

    The Financial Services Authority (OJK) said it will strengthen its intermediation function and work toward the stability of the financial services sector in support of export-based industries and other “productive sectors.”

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Refines Rules for Interest Rate Futures

    By Editors | 21/01/2014

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is enhancing monitoring requirements and easing certification norms for employees of intermediaries as local exchanges launch interest rate futures this month.

    Trading & Investment

    India’s Forward Markets Commission Refines Commodity Futures Trading Rules

    By Editors | 19/01/2014

    Commodities market watchdog Forward Markets Commission is refining rules for trading commodity futures to lure market participants.

    Trading & Investment

    Volcker Rule to Put Asian Liquidity to the Test

    By Editors | 18/01/2014

    Changes made by US regulators to the Volcker rule in December could constrain liquidity in Asia’s immature capital markets and put Wall Street firms at a disadvantage to local competitors.

    Trading & Investment

    S.Korea Plans Price Band Limits on Futures, Options Trading

    By Editors | 16/01/2014

    South Korea’s regulator plans to tighten futures and options trading rules to limit risks of severe price swings in the market.

    Structural Regulation

    EU Seals Deal Reforming Securities Market

    By Editors | 16/01/2014

    The European Union agreed to an overhaul of securities markets following more than two years of complex negotiations.

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