All posts tagged "KRX"
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216UncategorisedKRX Introduces Measures to Stimulate Repo Markets
Korea Exchange has expanded the scope of investors permitted to participate in its repo market to include pension funds, insurance companies and collective investment vehicles.
December 3, 2019 -
163IndiaSEBI Lists Permissible Jurisdictions for Depository Receipts Issuance
Indian companies will be allowed to issue depository receipts on exchanges in the US, Japan, Korea, the UK, France, Germany, Canada, and India’s own international financial centre known as Gift City.
December 2, 2019 -
499KoreaKorea FSC Offers New Channels for Venture Capital Investment
Securities, asset management and venture capital firms can obtain a license to operate a fund which raises capital from investors to list on the KRX and invests in unlisted companies.
October 1, 2019 -
321Korea
KRX to Enable Local Access to Foreign ETF Trading
Access will be enabled through an ‘ETF of ETF’ structure, under which locally tradeable ETFs will invest in individual foreign ETFs.
September 25, 2019 -
334Korea
KRX Introduces Paperless Securities System
Starting 16 September, all listed stocks and bonds must be issued and registered electronically, and no longer exist in paper form.
September 16, 2019 -
430Fintech / Regtech
Koscom to Develop New Platform for Trading Unlisted Securities
The project, approved under the FSC's sandbox programme, will also involve KEB Hana Bank, Hana Financial Investment and Amicus Lex, among others.
August 14, 2019 -
939Enforcement
KRX Fines Merrill Lynch for High-Frequency Trading Activities
KRX found that over an eight-month period, Merrill Lynch's Seoul branch engaged in 6,220 high-frequency trades on behalf of a foreign hedge fund.
July 17, 2019 -
709Enforcement
Korea Exchange Fined for Making False Statement to CFTC
The CFTC found that KRX failed to disclose that it was not in compliance with a requirement to use daily stress tests to evaluate the sufficiency of its financial resources.
July 15, 2019 -
572Korea
FSC, FSS Agree to Audit KRX, Disagree on Scope
The FSS and FSC have agreed to conduct an audit of KRX by year end, though they disagree on its possible scope and comprehensiveness.
June 20, 2019 -
578FeatureKorea to Develop New Benchmark Interest Rate
The FSC and BOK have formed a task force to develop a new benchmark interest rate and improve the current method of calculating the existing benchmark.
June 19, 2019
