Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

China Eases QFII, RQFII Restrictions

By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018

China removes 20% redemption caps and the three-month lock-in period for QFII and RQFII investors, making it easier for foreign investors to move funds out of China.

Securities / Derivatives

NSE Launches Tri-party Repos on Corporate Bonds

By Garima Chitkara | 13/06/2018

Tri-party repo will facilitate greater secondary market liquidity in the India’s corporate bond market; platform will initially allow basket repos with maturities between one and seven days.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong, Japan to Cooperate on Commodity Market Development

By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2018

HKEX and Tokyo Commodity Exchange MoU to promote cooperation through information exchanges, staff exchanges, product development and joint promotion.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Probes Leaked List of Companies Under Enhanced Surveillance

By Garima Chitkara | 11/06/2018

SEBI alleged that a list of 37 companies that were under the regulator’s Additional Surveillance Measure was leaked before the public announcement was made by the BSE.

Securities / Derivatives

UPDATED – China Allows CDR Listing On The Mainland

By Garima Chitkara | 11/06/2018

China’s securities regulator released rules for the issuance of China Depository Receipts, allowing overseas listed firms to access domestic investors; Xiaomi becomes first applicant for CDR listing.

Enforcement

S. Korea Regulator Probes Goldman Sachs for Short-Selling Settlement Failures

By JP Reimann | 11/06/2018

Goldman Sachs Seoul branch unable to buy back stock which it had sold short, indicating borrowed stocks were not in its possession at the time of short selling.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Unveils New Requirements for Funds to Boost Retail Investment

By Garima Chitkara | 07/06/2018

India’s markets regulators has slashed total expenses by 15 basis points to encourage more retail investors to buy mutual funds; also requiring increased disclosures on fund expenses.

Securities / Derivatives

Singapore to Introduce New Corporate Structure For Funds

By Garima Chitkara | 07/06/2018

S-VACC, Singapore’s new investment firm structure, will come into effect by next year and will help boost synergies between firm management and domiciliation, according to MAS managing director.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA Seeks Feedback on Common Domain Model for Derivatives

By JP Reimann | 07/06/2018

First digital version of the ISDA CDM covers interest rate and credit derivatives products; aims for efficiency, interoperability, reduced complexity in derivatives market.