SPB Exchange sent brokers a list of foreign securities whose chain of custody includes depositories from "unfriendly" countries. The list includes securities from mainland China and Hong Kong. From April 1 brokers will be obliged to warn investors about possible blocking of securities before they execute an order to buy them.

SPB Exchange is creating a department for the development of decentralized financial services and digital financial assets. Trading floor is also preparing to submit documents for obtaining the status of exchange operator and information system operator for CFA issuance. Now the register of the Bank of Russia includes five operators of information systems fo...

Bank of Russia is changing the rules for the purchase by unqualified investors of securities of friendly issuers which are accounted for in a non-depository from April 1. The broker will have the right to execute the client's order only if he has notified the client of the possible further blocking of such securities. In addition, the regulator from today su...

Transaction volume for foreign securities on SPEX in February 2023 was $4.69 billion, down 0.18% from $4.70 billion in January 2023 and 81.69% from $25.61 billion in February 2022. Average daily trading volume in February increased 4.41% from January to $0.25 billion. Bidders concluded 5.71 million transactions in February. The volume of transactions in Chin...