Stock brokers are no longer allowed cash payments either directly or deposited into their bank accounts, as India aims to promote digital payments and a cashless economy.
July 16, 2018India’s securities regulator has issued a notice to NSE for allegedly misuse of its co-location facility by some brokers seeking early access to the exchange’s algo-trading system.
July 9, 2018The CSRC and the Securities Association of China reportedly sent a notice to brokers asking them to stop underwriting bond deals for free, a common practice in the country to maintain relationships with key clients and underwriting standings.
June 14, 2018The Australian Financial Complaints Authority, going into operation on 1 November this year, will focus on complaints by consumers and small businesses against financial firms.
May 4, 2018Indian securities regulator is consulting the industry on potential guidelines for finger print and iris-scan authentication for stock trading through mobile apps, in a bid to protect the capital markets against cyberattacks.
April 26, 2018Executive director also says regulator to develop common standard on the content and format of data required to be kept by investment firms.
April 16, 2018Brokerages penalised for Samsung chief’s borrowed-name accounts will seek to recover money from the electronics giant.
March 21, 2018MiFID II’s rollout into the middle of a market reversal and complaints about asset manager fees couldn’t have come at a worse time.
March 12, 2018Brokers with capital adequacy exceeding 250 percent and net value over NTD10 billion will be allowed to issue the new debt instruments.
March 3, 2018Firms in the region either embrace, endure or avoid MiFID II’s LEI requirement, but must accept that it’s not just regulations from the US which now have a profound extraterritorial impact.
January 18, 2018