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Cybersecurity
MAS Advisory Panel Offers Recommendations on Cybersecurity
31/10/2021
The Cyber Security Advisory Panel said security awareness and competency in the blockchain space are “not where they needed to be”.
Payments & Settlements
Malaysia, Thailand Expand Local Currency Settlement Framework
31/10/2021
Malaysian and Thai businesses and individuals can use local currencies to make cross-border payments for trade, investment, income and transfer.
Trading & Investment
China to Continue Tax Exemptions for Foreign Bond Investors
31/10/2021
Exemptions from corporate income tax and value-added tax due to expire on 6 November will be extended until 31 December 2025.
Cryptocurrency
Tokyo Court Confirms $9bn Plan to Repay Mt Gox Creditors
30/10/2021
The rehabilitation plan will lead to the distribution of more than $9bn to investors who lost bitcoins when Mt Gox closed more than seven years ago.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HKMA, SFC Direct Intermediaries to Improve Client Trade Practices
30/10/2021
Intermediaries have been required to undertake remedial action to address non-compliance with transaction-related disclosure requirements.
Trading & Investment
CBIRC Shanghai Launches Crackdown on Coal Price Speculation
29/10/2021
The CBIRC’s Shanghai bureau has banned the use of bank and insurance funds to influence the commodity market, as China faces nationwide power shortages.
Cryptocurrency
ASIC Issues Guidance on Crypto-asset Investment Products
29/10/2021
ASIC says it has introduced a new ‘crypto-asset’ category in the licensing application for responsible entities.
Structural Regulation
SFC Finalises Changes to Code on Pooled Retirement Funds
29/10/2021
The amendments include enhanced requirements for PRF operators including product providers, trustees, management companies and insurance companies.
Market Data & Technology
Refinitiv Launches New Versions of Tokyo Swap Rate
28/10/2021
The new versions of the Tokyo Swap Rate are designed to support the transition away from LIBOR and the adoption of new market conventions.
Cloud & Infrastructure
PBOC Issues Guidance on Using Open Source Technology
28/10/2021
FIs are encouraged to actively participate in the development of “international and domestic” open source technology communities.
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