Big Picture

DLT Projects in Trade, Trade Finance Have Matured: WTO, TFG

05/11/2020

Research from the WTO and TFG suggests a material acceleration of projects, consortiums and companies using DLT and blockchain within trade and trade finance.

Securities / Derivatives

CFTC Exempts More Singapore RMOs from SEF Registration

05/11/2020

The move brings the total number of exempted approved exchanges and recognised market operators authorised in Singapore to 13.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX to Launch Hang Seng TECH Index Futures, Options

05/11/2020

The new contracts will bring new exposure management tools to the market and give greater product coverage of the technology sector in Hong Kong.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Issues Recommendations to Develop Emerging Capital Markets

04/11/2020

IOSCO outlines the main challenges emerging markets face when developing their capital markets, also exploring opportunities offered by sustainable finance and fintech.

Fintech / Regtech

TSE Invites Firms to Test Earnings Report Disclosure in HTML

04/11/2020

Participation is optional and has no additional cost. The objective of the PoC is to validate improvements in the availability of earnings reports to investors.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Targets Market Abuse, Misconduct, AML Control Breaches

04/11/2020

In its latest enforcement report, MAS highlights its work to strengthen early detection of market misconduct, including through Apollo, an augmented intelligence system.

Relief Available to S-REITs, SMEs Harmed by Re-align Framework: MAS

04/11/2020

While financial contracts are excluded from the Framework, some SMEs and S-REITs may be adversely impacted by the legislative measures.

Market Infrastructure

China Drafts Rules for National Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme

04/11/2020

Companies will have to issue emissions reports, subject to strict disclosure and verification requirements, which will be used to determine the allowances they can trade.

ESG / Sustainability

‘Global Asia Insurance Partnership’ to Launch in January

04/11/2020

GAIP will incubate new risk financing solutions for emerging risks in Asia and serve as a policy think tank, initially focusing on pandemic risk and climate risk.