Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

SET Board Approves Measures to Boost Market Confidence

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/04/2024

HFT firms will have to register with the SET and securities firms will have to implement controls to prevent naked short selling.

Market Infrastructure

China Puts Forward Tighter Regulations for Stock Market

By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2024

The rules will tighten listing requirements, speed up delisting of problem firms, and enhance supervision of programme trading.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Establishes New Workstreams on AI, Tokenisation

By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2024

New workstreams on green finance and credit default swaps will also be created, according to IOSCO’s updated work plan for 2024.

Market Infrastructure

Data Dissemination Arrangements Adjusted for Stock Connect

By Editors | 14/04/2024

HKEX will no longer disclose real-time buy and sell transaction amounts and total transaction volume for Northbound trading.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Reviewing HKEX Proposal to Enhance Clearing Flexibility

By Editors | 12/04/2024

HKEX enhanced its third party clearing arrangements for futures trades in 2022. A proposal submitted to the SFC would do the same for stock and options trades.

Market Infrastructure

UK FCA Proposes to Relax Research Unbundling Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/04/2024

The FCA will allow bundling of payments for research and trade execution, making it easier for asset managers to buy research produced outside the UK.

Securities / Derivatives

Industry Collaborates to Test Digital Regulatory Reporting

By Editors | 12/04/2024

The first phase of the collaboration between DTCC and REGnosys will test the ISDA DRR for derivatives reporting in Japan and the EU.

Market Infrastructure

Australia Unveils Plans to Strengthen Rules for Mergers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/04/2024

The reforms are expected to come into force on 1 January 2026, introducing a mandatory notification requirement for deals above certain thresholds.

Big Picture

Financial Sector “Highly Exposed” to Cyber Risks, IMF Warns

By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2024

This is the first time the IMF has assessed cybersecurity in its Global Financial Stability Report, which says cyber policy frameworks are “inadequate”.