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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SEBI Publishes Charter of Investor Rights in Securities Market
21/11/2021
The charter sets out the rights and responsibilities of investors, as well as some ‘dos and don’ts’ of investing in the securities market.
Liquidity Risk
China Lifts Freeze on ABS Issuance by Property Developers
21/11/2021
Regulators reportedly plan to also relax restrictions on the size of new interbank bond issuance by “high quality” developers.
Custody & Infrastructure
ASX Opens DLT-as-a-Service Platform for Production Use
21/11/2021
Synfini uses the same underlying technology as ASX’s replacement system for CHESS, but is offered as a cloud service to facilitate product innovation.
Liquidity Risk
APRA to Require Banks to Maintain Surplus Self-securitised Assets
21/11/2021
Banks will have to hold 30 percent of their LCR net cash outflows in self-securitised assets as contingency for periods of stress.
Cybersecurity
Japan FSA to Issue New Orders to Mizuho Over System Glitches
21/11/2021
The FSA will issue a new business improvement order this month over Mizuho’s system glitches, one of which resulted in possible breaches of AML rules.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MAS to Enhance Disclosures Provided to Mortgage Borrowers
19/11/2021
MAS proposes to enhance the disclosures regarding possible interest rate changes, while also allowing for borrower acknowledgements to be obtained digitally.
Payments & Settlements
CPMI Proposes to Extend & Align RTGS Operating Hours
19/11/2021
CPMI proposes to align RTGS operating hours so they can be used for cheaper, faster, and safer cross-border payments.
Credit Risk
RBI Seeks Industry Alignment of Loan Classification Norms
18/11/2021
The RBI has clarified and harmonised its guidelines onincome recognition, asset classification, and provisioning practices to ensure uniformity across all lenders.
Emerging Prudential Risks
BOJ Revises Incentive Programme for Regional Banks
18/11/2021
The BOJ is amending the limits on the interest it pays under its programme to revitalise regional banks, announced last November.
Anti-Money Laundering
Korea FSS Orders KakaoBank to Bolster AML Controls
18/11/2021
The FSS said KakaoBank’s weak monitoring has resulted in the lender’s failure to flag suspicious overseas money transfers on several instances.
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