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    Articles by Editors

    Market Infrastructure

    SWIFT Developing Low-Value Cross-Border Payments Service

    02/10/2020

    The new initiative will improve the payments experience for consumers and SMEs, making them faster, more transparent, easier and competitively priced.

    AML / KYC

    Taiwan to Set New AML/CFT Rules for Accountants

    01/10/2020

    Accountants will not be allowed to establish business relationships or conduct transactions with clients until their identities and actual beneficiaries are verified.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Orders Faster Liquidation of Defaulting Brokers’ Assets

    01/10/2020

    Stock exchanges and clearing corporations should sell brokers’ securities if debit balances are not cleared in 5 days, and to sell other broker assets six months after the default.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea to Amend Law to Protect Private Equity Fund Investors

    01/10/2020

    The revisions will enhance oversight and risk assessment of private equity funds, and prevent illiquid funds from being marketed to retail investors.

    Fintech / Regtech

    RegTech Asia 2020: Regulatory Reporting & Data Management

    01/10/2020

    How have regulatory reporting requirements been changing in APAC, and what has this meant for data management practices at financial institutions?

    SAFE Eases Administrative Burden of Bank Statistical Reporting

    01/10/2020

    Rule revisions relax requirements for banks to print foreign payment and collection vouchers, while also clarifying electronic forms and vouchers may be used in submissions.

    ESG / Sustainability

    First Chinese Sustainability Bond on Display at LuxSE’s Green Exchange

    01/10/2020

    The new $300mn issuance on display at LGX makes China Merchants Bank the first Chinese commercial bank to issue a sustainability bond.

    Enforcement

    CFTC Settles Charges Against Citi Over Deleted Audio Recordings

    01/10/2020

    Citi’s audio preservation system deleted more than 2.77 million audio files, including recordings that were subject to a December 2017 CFTC subpoena.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Fed Extends Restrictions on Bank Dividends, Share Buybacks

    01/10/2020

    Banks with more than $100bn in total assets are not allowed to initiate new share buyback programmes and dividends are capped based on recent income.

    Market Infrastructure

    CHESS Replacement ‘Critical’ to Manage Systemic Risk: RBA

    01/10/2020

    Replacing CHESS with more modern technology is critical to ASX’s ongoing management of systemic risk, said RBA assistant governor Michele Bullock.

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