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Structural Regulation
SFC Warns FX Brokers Against Servicing Mainland Clients
18/06/2019
Licensed corporations and their controlling entities are asked to review the legality of the services they offer, and immediately discontinue “unauthorised or illicit activities”.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Banks Making Progress on Compensation Practices: FSB
18/06/2019
Most banks now have compensation policies in place that reduce the potential for inappropriate risk-taking. The challenge now is to develop frameworks for assessing their effectiveness.
Structural Regulation
GLEIF Welcomes FSB Recommendations to Improve LEI Adoption
18/06/2019
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation will assess how to best align itself to respond and support the FSB’s aim of broader LEI adoption globally.
Trading & Investment
CSRC, FCA Officially Launch Shanghai-London Stock Connect
18/06/2019
The Shanghai-London Stock Connect has opened for business, allowing listed companies in Shanghai and London to issue depositary receipts in each other’s markets.
Cybersecurity
BSP Orders FIs to Coordinate Cyber Threat Response
17/06/2019
BSP supervised financial institutions are asked to participate in the BAPCID, a platform for sharing cyber threat information and best practices.
Trading & Investment
China Capital Markets Reaching Inflection Point: ASIFMA
17/06/2019
New ASIFMA report says China’s capital markets are reaching an inflection point, and provides 103 recommendations to facilitate their further development.
Credit Risk
SEBI Issues Stricter Disclosure Norms for Ratings Agencies
17/06/2019
Enhanced disclosure guidelines will require rating agencies to disclose default probabilities, factors that can impact ratings, and issuers’ liquidity positions.
Structural Regulation
BNM Issues Draft Rules for Electronic Trading Platforms
17/06/2019
BNM has issued a policy document laying out its expectations of companies providing electronic trading platforms in the FX and money markets.
Liquidity Risk
PBOC Extends Liquidity Support to Smaller Banks
17/06/2019
Liquidity will be provided by increasing rediscount and standing lending facility quotas, as concerns mount over the potential risks of smaller banks.
Supervision & Enforcement
ANZ in Compliance With Fees-For-No-Service Enforceable Undertaking
17/06/2019
ASIC is satisfied with ANZ’s compliance with a March 2018 court enforceable undertaking related to the bank’s fees for no service issue.
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