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Crypto / Digital Assets
Consumers Value Privacy Over Safety When Considering a CBDC: RBA
12/04/2024
Consumers attach no value to the added safety of a CBDC, or the fact that it would be issued by the RBA, as bank deposits are already considered safe.
Securities / Derivatives
Shanghai Imposes Trading Limits on Gold, Copper, Crude Oil
12/04/2024
The limits on gold and copper futures contracts are being imposed in response to sharp price rallies by both metals.
Securities / Derivatives
Industry Collaborates to Test Digital Regulatory Reporting
12/04/2024
The first phase of the collaboration between DTCC and REGnosys will test the ISDA DRR for derivatives reporting in Japan and the EU.
Sanctions
Sanctions Against Two Russians “Not Justified”, EU Court Rules
12/04/2024
The court ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to include Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven on the EU sanctions list.
Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan to Require Firms to Incorporate ESG in Internal Control Systems
12/04/2024
Listed companies and securities and futures firms will have until January 2025 to adjust their internal control and audit systems.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US SEC Warns Crypto Firm Uniswap of Impending Lawsuit
11/04/2024
Uniswap said it received a Wells notice from the SEC focusing on whether the tokens it offers are securities, which the company denies.
ESG / Sustainability
China Issues New Guidelines to Boost Green Development
11/04/2024
Authorities will introduce carbon accounting standards for FIs, expand the scope of entities that can trade the carbon market, and increase credit support for green projects.
Market Infrastructure
US CHIPS Network Completes Migration to ISO 20022
11/04/2024
The CHIPS network, operated by The Clearing House, has become the first high-value payment system in the US to adopt ISO 20022.
Securities / Derivatives
China Launches New Repo Clearing Service for Interbank Market
11/04/2024
The National Interbank Funding Center and Shanghai Clearing House launched a new general repo clearing service for the interbank bond market.
Market Infrastructure
EU Seeks to Coordinate T+1 Transition with UK, Switzerland
11/04/2024
The European T+1 Industry Task Force said alignment will reduce the complexity for multi-jurisdictional firms and minimise scoping issues.
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