INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS

Securities / Derivatives

India to Update Listing Rules for GIFT City Exchanges

By Ajoy K Das | 08/05/2024

The proposed listing regulations take into account standards from IOSCO and best practices from other jurisdictions.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Unveils Measures to Enhance Regulatory System for ETFs

By Mark Johnston | 03/05/2024

The FSC will review ETF sales documents. SITCA will strengthen advertising reviews. Indices tracked by ETFs will have to be approved.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Issues Draft Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms

By Ajoy K Das | 02/05/2024

ETPs operated from outside India by an operator incorporated outside India may seek authorisation to provide platform access to Indian residents.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024

The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.

Securities / Derivatives

New OTC Derivatives Reporting Regime Goes Live in the EU

By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2024

The EU EMIR Refit represents a significant step towards a more robust and transparent derivatives market, DTCC said.

Securities / Derivatives

India: Small- and Mid-Cap Stocks Making Regulators Nervous

By Pankaj Sharma | 29/04/2024

Pankaj Sharma says SEBI’s approach to small- and mid-cap funds has been prudent, but that it should look to more closely align with international standards.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Adopts Phased Approach to New Climate Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2024

All listed issuers will have to mandatorily disclose scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 1 Jan 2025. Requirements drawn from the ISSB standards will be mandatory for large caps from 1 Jan 2026.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Offers Recommendations to Address Greenwashing in VCMs

By Editors | 21/04/2024

Firms should improve third-party oversight and monitoring in respect of the due diligence being done on VCCs, protocol quality, rating programmes and advisors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

NZ Official Hints at Future Crypto Regulatory Framework

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/04/2024

Andrew Bayly acknowledged the risk of regulatory arbitrage “if New Zealand does not keep in step with” major digital asset regulatory developments.