Securities / Derivatives

Securities / Derivatives

S. Korea Scales Up Stabilisation Fund as Market Hits 22-Month Low

By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2018

The 500 billion won fund will start investing in the KOSDAQ from November. Separately, market participants will establish an emergency monitoring system to better respond to instability.

Securities / Derivatives

China Relaxes Rules on Stock Buybacks to Support Market

By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2018

Over 750 listed companies have since announced stock buybacks, including Ping An Insurance Group, which plans to buy back $15.8 billion of its outstanding shares.

Securities / Derivatives

S. Korea Industry Body KOFIA to Inspect Securities Firms

By Editors | 29/10/2018

The Korea Financial Investment Association will examine internal operations at securities firms in a bid to prevent order-handling accidents and restore market confidence.

Market Infrastructure

Bond Connect Credited for Rapid Growth of China ABS Market

By Manesh Samtani | 25/10/2018

China’s onshore ABS market has been growing rapidly since the launch of Bond Connect last year, according to panellists at IMN’s Asian Structured Credit Summit.

Securities / Derivatives

China Formalises Measures to Support Markets, Private Enterprises

By Manesh Samtani | 23/10/2018

The measures include more funding to support bank lending to small firms and a broker-led fund to support listed companies facing forced liquidation of pledged shares, among others.

Securities / Derivatives

China’s Top Regulators Restore Market Confidence with Vow of Support

By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2018

The PBOC, CBIRC and CSRC issued statements announcing new measures to support China’s market after equities fell to their lowest levels since May 2014.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong SFC to Update Financial Resources Rules

By Garima Chitkara | 22/10/2018

The updates to the FRR include changes on the treatment of foreign currencies, haircuts for some securities and refinements on securities transaction receivables.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Launches Commodity Exchange in Shenzhen

By Editors | 22/10/2018

The Qianhai Mercantile Exchange, controlled by HKEX, unexpectedly began spot trading in alumina on Friday, according to a Reuters report.

Market Infrastructure

HSBC Mulls Shanghai Listing through Stock Connect

By Garima Chitkara | 19/10/2018

HSBC could become the first foreign firm to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange through a new Stock Connect link with London, slated to go live at the end of the year.