Capital / Liquidity

APRA Announces A$35b Reduction in Committed Liquidity Facility

06/11/2020

Five banks applied for a reduction, reducing the aggregate CLF allocated to banks from A$223bn at 1 January 2020 to A$188 billion.

Securities / Derivatives

Bloomberg Launches New Index Tracking China Credit Bonds

05/11/2020

The LCC Index is the first global index to capture investment-grade corporate bonds in China, bolstering transparency and accessibility into the country’s credit markets.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Exempts BSE, NSE IFSC, NZX from FCM Registration

05/11/2020

BSE, NSE IFSC, and NZX will be allowed to accept US customer funds directly for trading in futures and options contracts without having to register as futures commission merchants.

Market Infrastructure

Australian FIs to Use NPP for International Payments by End-2022

05/11/2020

Participating FIs are required to join the international payments business service and receive inbound international payments via the NPP by December 2022.

Big Picture

DLT Projects in Trade, Trade Finance Have Matured: WTO, TFG

05/11/2020

Research from the WTO and TFG suggests a material acceleration of projects, consortiums and companies using DLT and blockchain within trade and trade finance.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Exempts More Singapore RMOs from SEF Registration

05/11/2020

The move brings the total number of exempted approved exchanges and recognised market operators authorised in Singapore to 13.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX to Launch Hang Seng TECH Index Futures, Options

05/11/2020

The new contracts will bring new exposure management tools to the market and give greater product coverage of the technology sector in Hong Kong.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Issues Recommendations to Develop Emerging Capital Markets

04/11/2020

IOSCO outlines the main challenges emerging markets face when developing their capital markets, also exploring opportunities offered by sustainable finance and fintech.

Fintech / Regtech

TSE Invites Firms to Test Earnings Report Disclosure in HTML

04/11/2020

Participation is optional and has no additional cost. The objective of the PoC is to validate improvements in the availability of earnings reports to investors.