Market Infrastructure

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Review Ownership Structures of Clearing Corporations

By Ajoy K Das | 03/06/2024

An expert committee will review whether majority ownership of clearing corporations by stock exchanges remains appropriate.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Revises Collateral, Exposure Norms for Clearing Corporations

By Ajoy K Das | 03/06/2024

The norms strengthen the liquidity and stability of clearing corporations and set new limits on exposures to individual banks.

Market Infrastructure

APRA Identifies Common Gaps in Data Backup Practices

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/06/2024

APRA outlined some common issues and directed regulated entities to review their backup arrangements and address identified gaps promptly.

Market Infrastructure

HKMA Allows WMC Participation by Non-Locally Incorporated AIs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/06/2024

Non-locally incorporated AIs may provide southbound WMC services through their Hong Kong branches if they meet certain requirements.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Issues Guidelines for New Derivatives Reporting Regime

By Manesh Samtani | 03/06/2024

The guidelines focus on UTI generation and reporting, as well as re-reporting of contracts that haven’t yet matured when the new regime takes effect.

AML / KYC

Tokenisation Will Improve Correspondent Banking Model: BIS Paper

By Manesh Samtani | 01/06/2024

The next generation of correspondent banking will make “previously closed corridors economically viable once again”.

Market Infrastructure

Korea Launches “Bug Bounty” Reward Programme

By Manesh Samtani | 01/06/2024

Any Korean national can apply to participate in detecting security vulnerabilities in financial industry software, mobile apps or websites.

Securities / Derivatives

Major FMIs Offer Blueprint for Digital Asset Ecosystem

By Editors | 30/05/2024

DTCC, Clearstream And Euroclear seek to promote the adoption and acceptance of tokenisation and digital asset securities.

Big Picture

BIS Explores GenAI Use to Boost Central Bank Cybersecurity

By Editors | 30/05/2024

Existing IT staff at central banks may not be fully prepared to handle the fast and disruptive innovations associated with GenAI.