Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Launch Night Trading Session

06/12/2021

Bursa’s new T+1 night trading session seeks to enhance the competitiveness and attractiveness of Malaysian derivatives markets.

Big Picture

ISDA Calls for Legal Clarity on Voluntary Carbon Credits

06/12/2021

Legal clarity across jurisdictions would support the drafting of standardised documentation for a voluntary carbon credit OTC derivatives market.

Treasury Offers Recommendations to Improve AFCA’s Operations

05/12/2021

Treasury recommends government remove the legislative requirement for authorised credit representatives to be members of AFCA.

Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai to Pilot Secondary Market for PE, VC Funds

04/12/2021

The pilot is being launched at the Shanghai Equity Exchange to experiment with ways to expand the exit channels available to investors in PE and VC funds.

Fintech / Regtech

RBNZ Proposes Policy Options to Preserve Cash System

02/12/2021

The increasing appeal of non-cash and online payment options and the reducing number of bank branches and ATMs could present resilience issues for the cash system.

ESG / Sustainability

Disclosure on All TCFD Categories Increasing Year by Year: JPX

01/12/2021

Of the 259 TCFD-supporting companies surveyed, 42 had disclosures in all 11 TCFD categories; 36 did not have disclosures in any of the categories.

Crypto / Digital Assets

EU Closer to Adopting Crypto Assets & Digital Resilience Laws

01/12/2021

Once a political agreement is reached between the European Council and the European Parliament, the draft rules can become law.

Fintech / Regtech

S. Korean Financial Sector Launches MyData Services Pilot

01/12/2021

17 FIs and fintechs are piloting the API-based MyData service starting today (1 December), ahead of a full launch on 1 January.

FSC Korea to Enhance Tech Financing Performance Evaluations

30/11/2021

The FSC will adjust the evaluation criteria it uses to assess banks’ tech financing performance to promote more lending to innovative SMEs.