KRX will also launch a centralised platform where investors can obtain the investment information and disclosures of each bond, as it seeks to bolster ESG bond markets.
June 5, 2020Starting from Wednesday, the new rules will extend the current 1-day prohibition on 'overheated short-selling stocks' to 10 days, while lowering the thresholds for the designation.
March 10, 2020Legislative revisions have been approved establishing statutory provisions for a trade repository, and penalties up to 100mn won for failures to report OTC derivatives transaction information.
March 3, 2020The FSC and FSS are considering restricting short-selling of listed companies based on market cap in a bid to level the playing field for retail investors.
March 3, 2020Institutional investors who mirror the KOSPI 200 index may need to offload an estimated 500-800bn won worth of Samsung Electronics shares to rebalance their portfolios.
January 27, 2020An existing fast-track process for promising startups to list on the KOSDAQ market will be extended to the main KRX bourse in 2020.
January 24, 2020Korea Exchange plans to reform the listing requirements of the KOSDAQ market by shifting the focus to the future growth potential of companies.
December 12, 2019Algorithmic trading is not illegal in Korea, but authorities have long been concerned that the practice may cause market confusion and disadvantage retail investors.
December 11, 2019Korea 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, 2019Indian 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