Enforcement

Second Ex-Chairman of Hengfeng Bank Gets Death Sentence

08/11/2020

The former chairman will have his sentence commuted to life in prison if he commits no further crime over the next two years.

Fintech / Regtech

WhatsApp Wins Approval to Launch Payments Service in India

08/11/2020

The approval comes two and a half years after WhatsApp launched in beta mode, but was then forced to comply with India’s data localisation requirements.

Securities / Derivatives

Industry Bodies Publish APAC Charter for Indication of Interest Issuers

08/11/2020

ASIFMA, Quorum 15, Asia TraderForum, the FIX Trading Community and their members have established a consistent approach for issuing Indications of Interest.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan FSA to Set Up Dedicated Office to Lure Foreign Fund Managers

08/11/2020

The new office will be able to start receiving applications in English in January 2021. Pre-application consultation is available in English with immediate effect.

RBI Allows Banks, NBFCs Added Co-lending Flexibility

08/11/2020

The new Co-Lending Model permits banks to co-lend with all registered NBFCs, providing greater operational flexibility to lenders and lowering borrower costs.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Announces A$35b Reduction in Committed Liquidity Facility

06/11/2020

Five banks applied for a reduction, reducing the aggregate CLF allocated to banks from A$223bn at 1 January 2020 to A$188 billion.

Securities / Derivatives

Bloomberg Launches New Index Tracking China Credit Bonds

05/11/2020

The LCC Index is the first global index to capture investment-grade corporate bonds in China, bolstering transparency and accessibility into the country’s credit markets.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Exempts BSE, NSE IFSC, NZX from FCM Registration

05/11/2020

BSE, NSE IFSC, and NZX will be allowed to accept US customer funds directly for trading in futures and options contracts without having to register as futures commission merchants.

Market Infrastructure

Australian FIs to Use NPP for International Payments by End-2022

05/11/2020

Participating FIs are required to join the international payments business service and receive inbound international payments via the NPP by December 2022.