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Operational Risk
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on “3 Lines” Model
09/06/2023
The FMSB review calls for the 3 Lines Model to be repositioned as a lens for examining risk management frameworks.
Stablecoins
BIS Develops Smart Contract Prototype for SME Finance
09/06/2023
The prototype was developed as part of Project Dynamo, a collaboration between BIS Innovation Hub and HKMA to explore the use of digital tokens in supply chain finance for SMEs.
Trading & Investment
KRX Derivatives to Start Trading 15 Minutes Earlier from 31 July
09/06/2023
Currently, the derivatives market opens at the same time as the stock market, which increases the volatility in the first 15 minutes of trading each day.
Liquidity Risk
Chinese Banks Directed to Lower Deposit Rates – Reports
08/06/2023
Lower deposit rates are expected to enable banks to provide more credit support to the economy.
Trading & Investment
RBI Permit Banks to Offer Non-deliverable FX Derivatives to Resident Indians
08/06/2023
HSBC India executed its first non-deliverable FX derivative transaction with Reliance Industries just a day after the RBI’s policy change.
Payments & Settlements
Cambodia, Thailand Launch Second Phase of QR Payments Link.
07/06/2023
Thais visiting Cambodia can use their mobile banking apps to make cashless payments by scanning KHQR codes displayed by merchants.
Clearing & Post-Trade
OSTTRA Completes First Multilateral Conversions of SOR Currency Swaps
07/06/2023
DBS, OCBC and UOB participated in OSTTRA’s first multilateral conversion of USD/SGD swaps from SOR to SORA.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Chinese and HK Firms in Iranian Procurement Network
07/06/2023
The sanctions came the same day Iran unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile, which cannot be detected and tracked by existing sensor systems.
Structural Regulation
Philippines to Launch First Sovereign Wealth Fund by Year-end
07/06/2023
The Maharlika Investment Fund will be created by the end of this year, after the required legislation was passed by Congress last week.
Cryptocurrency
Hong Kong Firms Launch Virtual Asset Rating Agency
06/06/2023
The Hong Kong Virtual Assets Consortium will provide a ratings service for crypto asset exchanges and exchange-traded products.
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