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Crypto / Digital Assets

LCH to Start Clearing BTC Futures and Options in Q4

By Editors | 14/04/2023

LCH will clear Bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X, an FCA-regulated digital asset derivatives trading venue.

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FSB Proposes Standard Global Approach to Cyber Incident Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 14/04/2023

The FSB will establish a new working group to further develop its proposed ‘format for incident reporting exchange’, known as FIRE.

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UK Authorities Issue Statement on Upcoming Cessation of USD LIBOR Panel

By Mark Johnston | 13/04/2023

The statement emphasises the importance of active transition and reminds participants that synthetic LIBOR can only be used as a temporary bridging tool.

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APRA to Defer Effective Date of New Operational Risk Standard

By Editors | 13/04/2023

APRA will move the effective date for the new operational risk management standard to 1 July 2025, one year later than was proposed.

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First Mainboard Stocks List in China Under New IPO System

By Editors | 11/04/2023

At a listing ceremony on Monday, CSRC chairman Yi Huiman said the reforms mean regulators “no longer pass judgment” on a firm’s investability or value.

AML / KYC

UK FCA Outlines Next One Year of Work to Improve Markets

By Editors | 11/04/2023

The FCA will propose reforms to the listing regime, consult on the introduction of consolidated tapes, and strengthen its authorisation and assessment processes.

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Taiwan, Canadian Regulators Cross-border Clearing MoU

By Editors | 10/04/2023

The MoU supports TAIFEX’s application for recognition as an exempted clearing agency in Ontario, which will enable Canadian FIs to use its clearing service.

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Final Rules for Swap Connect Agreed by Authorities – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 10/04/2023

Swap Connect could start trading by June if not sooner. Mainland treasury bond futures may also become accessible from Hong Kong.

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RBI to Permit Local Users to Access Onshore NDF Market

By Editors | 09/04/2023

The move is intended to further deepen the forex market in India and provide residents with greater hedging flexibility, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said.