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Capital / Liquidity
EU Regulators Consider Stricter Rules for Foreign Banks
06/02/2022
EU regulators are reportedly considering rule revisions that could force more foreign banks to operate as subsidiaries rather than branches.
Securities / Derivatives
China Eases Process for Investors to Seek Redress for Securities Fraud
06/02/2022
Administrative penalties or criminal judgments will no longer be preconditions for courts to accept civil compensation cases involving securities fraud.
ESG / Sustainability
CDSB Consolidates into IFRS Foundation to Support ISSB
06/02/2022
The consolidation includes the transfer of CDSB staff and core intellectual property and technical assets to support the work of the ISSB.
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Gets New Methodologies to Assess Responsible AI Use
06/02/2022
A new open-source software toolkit has also been published to enable financial institutions to automate the fairness metrics assessment.
Securities / Derivatives
RBA Announces End to Quantitative Easing Programme
06/02/2022
RBA governor Philip Lowe suggests the central bank plans to maintain rather than shrink the size of its balance sheet.
Market Infrastructure
SSE, SZSE Notify Market of New Bond Trading Rules
05/02/2022
The rules introduce new modes of trading and greater settlement flexibility to encourage more institutional investors to participate in the exchange bond market.
Market Infrastructure
Refinitiv Revises Tokyo Swap Rate Methodology for TIBOR Swaps
05/02/2022
The fallback procedure has been updated to allow publication based on Tokyo Swap Rate (for swaps referencing TONA) plus a spread adjustment.
SEBI Introduces New Framework for Special Situation Funds
04/02/2022
Special situation funds can invest in stressed loans, security receipts issued by ARCs, or securities of distressed investee companies.
Market Infrastructure
Tokyo Seeks Status as Asian Hub for Transition Finance
04/02/2022
Establishing Tokyo as a regional transition finance hub is part of a Kishida policy goal to create an “Asian zero-emission community”.
AML / KYC
New Sanctions Imposed Against Myanmar Officials
04/02/2022
US and Singapore officials have reportedly met to discuss ways to limit Myanmar’s military from accessing financial assets overseas.
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