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MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE
Capital / Liquidity
HKEX, Banks Working to Enhance Market Attractiveness – Report
By Manesh Samtani | 16/08/2023
Measures discussed include scaling back the stamp duty, and introducing cross margin arrangements to lower margin financing costs.
Market Infrastructure
Shanghai, Shenzhen Bourses Pledge Measures to Stimulate Markets
By Editors | 15/08/2023
The measures are designed to stimulate market vitality, enhance transaction convenience and smoothness, and continuously improve market attractiveness.
Market Infrastructure
DTCC Kicks Off T+1 Settlement Testing Programme
By Editors | 15/08/2023
The testing programme was designed to support full end-to-end testing of the various processes impacted by the T+1 functional changes.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MUFG, NTT Data Announce Partnership on Digital Corporate Bonds
By Editors | 14/08/2023
NTT Data will connect its corporate bond issuance infrastructure directly to MUFG’s Progmat platform for issuing security tokens.
Market Infrastructure
China State Council Unveils 24 Measures to Lure Foreign Firms
By Editors | 14/08/2023
Measures include commitment to explore enhanced mechanism for cross-border data flows, and a “green channel” for foreign firms to carry out security assessments for the export of data.
Big Picture
Inside ASIC’s Derivatives Reporting Rule Rewrite
By Manesh Samtani | 14/08/2023
ASIC’s Alex Orgaz-Barnier and DTCC’s Priya Kundamal spoke to Regulation Asia about the changes to the derivative transaction reporting regime in Australia.
Enforcement
SFC, CSRC Agree to Allow Block Trading on Stock Connect
By Editors | 14/08/2023
Block trading will enhance price discovery and encourage more overseas investors to participate in the A-share market through Stock Connect, said the SFC’s Julia Leung.
Fintech / Regtech
Indian Lawmakers Pass New Data Protection Law
By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2023
The law has raised concerns over the excessive powers granted to the government to access private data without consent.
Fintech / Regtech
China Launches New Data Platform for Regional Equity Markets
By Editors | 10/08/2023
The platform enables market participants to gain a unified view of corporate data from China’s 30-plus regional equity markets.
Fintech / Regtech
UK Commits to Taking Forward Payments System Reforms
By Editors | 09/08/2023
The reforms will include a regulatory regime for future systemically important stablecoins used as a means of payment.
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