8h
Forex.com expands Japan equity offering with overnight CFDs, knock-out options
The products aim to allow clients to react to overseas market moves and corporate disclosures outside domestic trading hours.
12h
ASX broadens derivatives offering with bond and credit index futures
The contracts, based on the Bloomberg AusBond Composite and Credit indices, help institutional investors manage fixed income exposure without trading large numbers of individual bonds.
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24 Aug 2026
Cacib bets on payoff innovation in Apac
The French bank eyes innovative payoffs, single-stock and thematic structures and digital channels as structured product demand broadens across the region.
24 Aug 2026
Apac ETF assets hit record US$2.7 trillion: Morningstar study
Morningstar's latest data highlight increasingly divergent investor behaviour across Asia-Pacific, with steady inflows in Australia, India and Hong Kong contrasting with persistent outflows from China and a reversal in Japan.
24 Aug 2026
China allows insurance funds to invest in HK ETFs via Stock Connect
A policy change by the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) allows Mainland insurance funds to access Hong Kong exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through Southbound Stock Connect, extending the investor base for the city's ETF market.
24 Aug 2026
India’s BSE eyes MSCI-linked derivatives launch
The Indian exchange is exploring futures and options contracts linked to Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indices as demand for index-based investment and hedging tools continues to grow.
24 Aug 2026
United Korea Kospi 50 ETF lists on Taiwan Stock Exchange
The Taiwan Stock Exchange welcomed a Korea-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF), expanding the range of international equity products available to local investors.
21 Aug 2026
HKEX revises Tech 100 Index methodology
The revised framework allows earlier inclusion of eligible H-share companies and introduction of stricter weighting controls to support a more balanced index composition.
20 Aug 2026
Defiance floats China robotics and AI inference chip ETFs
The exchange-traded funds (ETFs) seek to track benchmarks linked to China's humanoid robotics industry and firms supplying processors designed for artificial intelligence (AI) inference workloads.
20 Aug 2026
MAS unveils measures to sharpen Singapore’s asset management competitiveness
The package introduces a profit-linked tax exemption, a hedge fund investment programme and a new track to anchor managers and senior talent.
19 Aug 2026
South Korea July 2026: single-index products take the lead as sales cool from June's high
The country’s structured products market activity cooled in July after June's surge.
19 Aug 2026
NFRA backs Mainland Insurers’ investment in Hong Kong ETFs
Mainland insurers will be able to invest in Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through Stock Connect following support from China's financial regulator.