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Fintech / Regtech
Ant Group’s Huabei Starts Reporting Credit Data to PBOC Database
23/09/2021
The data-sharing arrangement is part of the rectification measures ordered by financial regulators to break Ant Group’s “information monopoly” over data collection.
Big Picture
Industry Group Considers Options for Protecting Data at FMIs
23/09/2021
There is no standard approach to identifying the types of data that need to be protected, nor the manner in which that data should be protected.
Capital / Liquidity
Industry Bodies Call for Less Stringent Treatment of Cryptoassets
23/09/2021
The prudential framework envisaged by the BCBS consultation would create “material impediments” to regulated bank participation in cryptoasset markets.
ESG / Sustainability
Bursa Malaysia Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral by 2022
23/09/2021
Eight initiatives have been identified to support Bursa Malaysia’s ambitions to become carbon neutral and achieve net zero emissions.
Enforcement
ASIC Warns of Social Media ‘Pump and Dump’ Campaigns
23/09/2021
ASIC calls on market participants and listed companies to be on the lookout for and report suspected ‘pump and dump’ activity in listed securities.
Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Tightens Mortgage Lending Restrictions to Contain Risk
23/09/2021
The LVR restrictions are aimed at mitigating economic and financial stability risks associated with a potential future housing market correction.
Market Infrastructure
BNM Issues New Regulatory Requirements for Merchant Acquirers
23/09/2021
The new requirements will ensure merchant acquiring services have measures in place to manage settlement risk, financial risk, fraud risk, technology risk and cyber risk.
Securities / Derivatives
New Beijing Exchange Sets Out Investor Eligibility Requirements
22/09/2021
Personal investors must have assets worth CNY 500,000 in securities and funds accounts, and at least two years of investment experience, to trade on the new exchange.
Enforcement
Japan FSA to Oversee System Improvements at Mizuho – Report
22/09/2021
An FSA team will directly oversee a system inspection and improvements at Mizuho following seven system failures at the bank this year.
Big Picture
IMF Calls for Action to Boost Investment Fund Resilience
22/09/2021
Measures proposed in a new IMF staff paper include enhanced liquidity management tools, redemption frequency limits, and the use of swing pricing to disincentivise early exits.
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