Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

SGX, NSE Resume Talks on Possible GIFT City Collaboration

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

The arbitrator has deferred judgement on the data sharing dispute until talks on collaboration between the two exchanges on a trading and settlement platform at GIFT City conclude.

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China Clarifies Requirements for New Asset Management Framework

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

China’s central bank will allow banks with asset management businesses additional flexiblity in the implementation of its new regulatory framework that comes into effect in 2020.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Mulls Loosening Restrictions on Stock Index Futures

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

CSRC Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai indicated in a speech in Shanghai that the regulator is looking to ease margin requirements and position limits on stock index futures trading.

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SEBI Mulls Cap On Fund Distributor Commissions

By Garima Chitkara | 26/07/2018

India’s securities regulator will cap distributor commissions at 1.5-2% on debt funds and 4-5% on equity funds to prevent mis-selling of funds to consumers.

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SFTR to Require Five Times More Reports Than Trades – DTCC

By Manesh Samtani | 26/07/2018

New paper highlights the impact of incoming securities finance trade reporting obligations on the industry including collateral supply, liquidity and operations.

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SEBI to Force Large Corporates to Borrow through Bonds Market

By Manesh Samtani | 24/07/2018

New framework proposes that large corporates raise 25% of their borrowings through bonds, as regulators seek to decrease a reliance on bank financing and deepen India’s bond markets.

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China Publishes Draft Rules on Bank WMP Business

By Emma Zhou | 23/07/2018

New rules are designed to standardise the sector including by strengthening supervision, preventing shadow banking risks, improving leverage controls and protecting investors’ interests.

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Bangladesh to Introduce Alternative Trading Board

By Manesh Samtani | 21/07/2018

Officials say any equity, corporate bond, derivative or open-end mutual fund can be traded on the new platform, with no capital or disclosure requirements.

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The Hong Kong-China Stock (Dis)Connect

By Peter Guy | 20/07/2018

The battle for large cap tech listings between HKEX and mainland exchanges ignited over Xiaomi this week, indicating that China’s strategic goal might be to prevent home-grown, multi-billion dollar “unicorn” companies from seeking listings on any overseas markets – including Hong Kong.