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.
From 20 January 2021, Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be enabling non-SGD denominated securities to be eligible for borrowing as part of its SBL program. For more details, please refer to the factsheet on the PASLA website.
From 20 January 2021, non-SGD denominated securities will be eligible for borrowing as part of CDP's SBL program with SGX. For more details, please refer to the factsheet below.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced its plans to revise the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act in order to stipulate the detailed requirements to put stricter controls on illegal short selling, effective 6 April 2021.
The Bursa Malaysia has created a helpful document answering FAQs in relation to the recent changes in the Malaysia short sell bans.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced its plans to build a real time short sale monitoring system for the effective enforcement of the revised Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act that was announced on 10 December 2020 and efficiently detect and monitor illegal short selling.
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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.