Capital / Liquidity

Crypto / Digital Assets

ISDA to Publish Draft Standards for Crypto Derivatives by Year End

By Manesh Samtani | 15/11/2022

ISDA will also consider developing collateral documentation for OTC crypto derivatives transactions and standard contracts for crypto swaps and physically-settled transactions.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC, CBIRC Set Out Rescue Plan for Property Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2022

The new measures are being hailed as a “turning point” for the property sector, which accounts for a quarter of China’s economy.

Capital / Liquidity

HKMA Proposes Changes to Approach for Setting CCyB

By Editors | 14/11/2022

The HKMA proposes to maintain a Positive Neutral CCyB of 1 percent even when its primary indicators maybe signal a lower applicable CCyB.

Capital / Liquidity

India Resists ESMA Requirements on CCP Recognition – Reports

By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2022

ESMA decision will block EU banks from dealing with Indian CCPs after 30 April 2023. India faces similar standoffs with UK and Japanese regulators.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FTX Bankruptcy, Secret Transfers, and Regulatory Probes

By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2022

FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware as regulators in multiple jurisdictions investigate allegations of illegal activity.

Capital / Liquidity

Korean Commercial Paper Markets Still Under Stress

By Editors | 13/11/2022

New measures announced include more active liquidity support from banks and additional purchasing support from KDB and KODIT.

Capital / Liquidity

China Revises Rules for Insurance Industry Bailout Fund

By Editors | 13/11/2022

The rules adjust how contributions to the fund are calculated, so that they reflect each insurance company’s risk level.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea: New Property Market Measures to Take Effect on 1 Dec

By Editors | 12/11/2022

The new “customised countermeasures” are aimed at enabling actual buyers rather than speculators to obtain property loans from banks.

Capital / Liquidity

ESMA Recognises TAIFEX as QCCP Under EMIR

By Editors | 11/11/2022

The recognition lowers capital requirements and makes managing counterparty risk easier for EU financial institutions participating in Taiwan’s market.