PASLA was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1995 and is an association of firms that are active in the business of borrowing and/or lending securities in Asian markets.
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PASLA provides a collective voice and an industry consensus on issues that affect the development of the securities lending business.
PASLA works with regional regulators and exchanges to assist in the further development of the securities lending business.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will jointly review three trading regulations namely: Collateral Placement for Securities Trading in Cash, T+2 Settlement Cycle, and Purchase of Securities Through Cash Balance Account.
In addition, the SEC and SET agreed to review the guidelines for brokers operations on securities short selling.
PASLA is in contact with the SET and will be happy to contribute to discussions on best practices.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will jointly review three trading regulations namely: Collateral Placement for Securities Trading in Cash, T+2 Settlement Cycle, and Purchase of Securities Through Cash Balance Account.
PASLA is excited to share the latest episode in our 2023 podcast series ASIA SECURITIES FINANCE MONTHLY hosted by Matt MacArthur with Gold Sponsor EquiLend.
This month, George Lindsay (HSBC, Hong Kong) will update us on current APAC trends, Roel Refran (Philippine Stock Exchange, Manila) talks about the PSE’s historic launch of short selling and we enjoy our regular session with one of the industry’s future legends Emma Douglas (Equilend, Hong Kong).
Essential listening for anyone interested in securities finance in Asia.
We look forward to delivering more podcasts throughout the year. Contact us at podcast@paslaonline.com for feedback, topic suggestions and sponsorship opportunities.
The Korean financial authorities gathered on 16 November 2023 to discuss and lay out directions to amend the short selling system.
Please take the time to read the press release from the meeting or the summary below.
PASLA will continue our outreach to the key players in the onshore market.
With regards to FSC’s short sell ban measures, PASLA has sent formal letters to KRX, FSS, FSC, KOFIA and KSD to offer support and consultation on market structure and short sell regulation reforms.
If you are interested in the contents and require an English language copy, please reach out directly to the Korean Working Group via info@paslaonline.com
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Membership is open to any organisation that is a regular borrower or lender of securities or regularly enters into repo transactions. The Board may decide to confer honorary member status on institutions that do not meet this definition.
Membership includes access to country profiles, summaries of Executive Committee meetings, country updates and much more.