Securities / Derivatives

CFFEX Ends Futures Trading Restrictions

17/02/2017

Trading cap doubled, but only to 20 contracts; some margin requirements halved.

OTC Margining – Delaying the Inevitable, Inevitably

16/02/2017

Regulators, and those they regulate, simply weren’t ready to implement variation margin requirements.

Market Infrastructure

India to Allow Integrated Commodity, Equity Broking

16/02/2017

Integration of exchanges to follow, allowing single-platform trading of commodities, equities and currencies.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippine Central Bank Warns on VM Liquidity Risk

15/02/2017

BSP urges banks to assess readiness to comply, evaluate impact on operational risk.

Capital / Liquidity

Indonesia to Allow Direct Lending by Fintechs

15/02/2017

OJK to set capital requirements, business model conditions.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA to Revise Countercyclical Buffer Reporting

15/02/2017

ADIs will be required to report on a quarterly basis.

AML / KYC

NZ Regulator Eyes Governance, Culture

15/02/2017

Financial Markets Authority sets out seven priorities for the coming year.

AML / KYC

China Banks to Enhance Risk Control in Overseas Expansion

15/02/2017

Move aims to ensure compliance at Chinese lenders’ more than 200 overseas branches.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Continuing Work on Bank Reporting Dashboard

15/02/2017

Banks raise concerns about publication timing, data control, inclusion of liquidity metrics.