Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Grants Mutual Funds More Flexibility to Trade CDS

By Ajoy K Das | 23/09/2024

SEBI expects the move to drive growth in fixed income markets as it would allow mutual funds to hedge against bond defaults.

Enforcement

JSDA Fines MUFG Units for Sharing Client Information

By Editors | 23/09/2024

Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and two affiliated securities firms were fined for sharing non-public information without permission.

Enforcement

Morgan Stanley Under Scrutiny in Korea for Stock Sale

By Editors | 23/09/2024

Morgan Stanley’s Seoul branch reportedly sold 1m SK Hynix shares two days before releasing research on the company.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Establishes Task Force to Develop New Funds Platform

By Editors | 23/09/2024

The task force comprises representatives from AllianceBernstein, Amundi, ASIFMA, Blackrock, HKIFA, Invesco and other firms.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX RegCo Mandates ISSB Aligned Climate Disclosures by 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/09/2024

All listed companies will have to report Scope 1 and 2 emissions and incorporate the ISSB’s climate-related disclosure standards.

Securities / Derivatives

Thai SEC Issues Market Entry Guidelines for Foreign Firms

By Editors | 23/09/2024

The SEC said it will fast-track the licence approval process to better facilitate the entry of qualified foreign businesses into the Thai market.

ESG / Sustainability

CFTC Finalises Guidance for Listing Carbon Credit Derivatives

By Editors | 23/09/2024

The CFTC said the guidance will help to promote standardisation of VCC derivative products in a manner that “promotes transparency and liquidity”.

Market Infrastructure

BIS Paper Examines Central Clearing in Government Bonds

By Manesh Samtani | 22/09/2024

New BIS paper says centrally clearing could help mitigate risks and improve intermediation but introduce different challenges.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HSBC Tests Post-Quantum Cryptography With Tokenised Gold

By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2024

HSBC pilot-tested the ability to move gold tokens across different ledgers while protecting against quantum computing attacks.