Market Infrastructure

TAIFEX Launches Central Clearing Service for OTC Derivatives

26/07/2022

Central clearing makes OTC derivatives trading safer, more efficient, and more competitive for participants, FSC chair Huang Tien-mu said at the launch ceremony.

Securities / Derivatives

India: Fees, Charges Payable to SEBI Now Subject to 18pc GST

26/07/2022

Fees paid by stock exchanges, clearing corporations, depositories, intermediaries and investors in securities markets are now subject to 18% GST.

Market Infrastructure

SOFR Academy, Invesco Launch New Credit Spread Indices

26/07/2022

The new indices – known as AXI and FXI – will serve as forward-looking credit spread add-ons for SOFR for use in lending and derivatives markets.

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Panel 4: Follow the Crypto: Overcoming SoW/SoF Challenges with Digital Assets

26/07/2022

This panel explores how financial institutions maintain high standards for SoW/SoF checks while still meeting the needs of digitally enabled consumers.

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Panel 5: Broken Promises: A Deep Dive into Crypto’s Fraud Problem

26/07/2022

This panel explores how bad actors are exploiting the crypto ecosystem, and how supervisors, law enforcement, and the industry is combatting these activities.

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Panel 6: New Payment Methods and Digitally Enabled Money Laundering

26/07/2022

This panel discusses the ways emerging payment mechanisms can be used for illicit purposes, and how regulators, law enforcement and financial institutions are responding.

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Panel 7: Financial Crime and Due Diligence in the Era of Sustainability

26/07/2022

This panel explores approaches to detecting environmental crime through increased emphasis on financial flows and cross-sectoral collaboration.

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Panel 8: Know Your Third Party: Mitigating Corruption and Bribery Risk

26/07/2022

This panel discusses the policies, third party due diligence procedures, and incentive structures banks should have in place to detect and prevent bribery and corruption risks.

Crypto / Digital Assets

WEF Consortium Assesses Macro Impact of Crypto, Stablecoins

26/07/2022

Allowing crypto and stablecoins to play a role in the economy will bring the “highest macroeconomic net benefit to society”, the research finds.