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    Market Infrastructure

    ARRC Identifies Indicators for Recommending SOFR-based Term Rate

    09/05/2021

    The ARRC has published guidance on the indicators it will use to measure the progress needed to recommend a SOFR-based term rate.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Consults on ‘Counselling’ Obligations of IPO Sponsors

    09/05/2021

    The rules impose obligations on sponsors to ensure that directors, supervisors, senior managers, and major shareholders of IPO applicants understand their listing obligations.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Standard-setters Examine Margin Practices of Market Participants

    08/05/2021

    Market participants are invited to complete a survey as part of a review of margining practices in cleared and uncleared markets.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Korea: Police Raid Crypto Exchange, Freeze $214m in Assets

    08/05/2021

    Crypto exchange V Global is alleged to have engaged in an illegal multi-level marketing scheme to lure investors.

    ESG / Sustainability

    BIS Innovation Hub, Bank of Italy Launch G20 TechSprint

    08/05/2021

    Private firms are invited to develop technological solutions to address operational problems in green and sustainable finance.

    Big Picture

    Industry Body Outlines Best Practices in CCP Credit Risk Management

    08/05/2021

    The best practices cover governance, model validation, annual credit reviews, operational capabilities, risk management, and portfolio monitoring.

    Big Picture

    FMSB Publishes Final Standard on Execution of Large Trades

    07/05/2021

    The Standard establishes principles for how dealers should behave when executing large trades to mitigate market impacts, conduct risks and conflicts of interest.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HK Insurance Authority Unveils Details of ILS Grant Scheme

    07/05/2021

    Onshore and offshore sponsors of insurance-linked securities are eligible for the grant scheme, capped at HK$12mn per issuance.

    Enforcement

    SGX RegCo Deploys AI & Machine Learning to Detect Risk

    06/05/2021

    SGX RegCo is adapting information from companies’ disclosures into structured data that can be more quickly analysed.

    Market Infrastructure

    US Banks Execute First BSBY-Linked Swaps Transaction

    06/05/2021

    Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase entered into a $250mn one-year basis swap with one side tied to BSBY, the other to SOFR.

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