Market Infrastructure

ESG / Sustainability

India Plans to Develop Carbon Market by 2026 – Report

By Editors | 28/12/2022

A compliance market and voluntary market will be set up, along with a stabilisation fund to support prices of carbon credits.

Market Infrastructure

EU Member States Agree on Revisions to CSDR

By Editors | 27/12/2022

The mandatory buy-in regime would be used as a “measure of last resort”, activated only in the case where the “level of settlement fails would be substantial in the EU.”

Fintech / Regtech

BNM Finalises New Rules for Payment System Operators

By Editors | 22/12/2022

The policy document primarily sets out regulatory requirements covering governance and risk management, in alignment with the PFMI.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ESMA Issues Guidelines for Operators of DLT Market Infrastructure

By Editors | 22/12/2022

The guidelines include templates firms can use to apply for permission to operate DLT market infrastructure under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regulation.

Market Infrastructure

ESMA Publishes Final Guidelines, Validation Rules for EMIR Refit

By Editors | 22/12/2022

ESMA published its final guidelines for reporting under EMIR, the final validation rules, and reporting instructions for outgoing and incoming messages.

Market Infrastructure

ASIC Finalises Changes to OTC Derivatives Reporting Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2022

ASIC has consolidated a proposed two-stage process for updating the rules into a single update commencing 21 October 2024.

Market Infrastructure

CSRC Sets 26 December Launch Date for DvP Reforms

By Editors | 20/12/2022

From 26 December, DvP settlement will be enabled for proprietary and custody business involving institutional investors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Indonesian Lawmakers Pass Major Financial Sector Reforms

By Editors | 20/12/2022

The legislation changes the central bank’s mandate, shifts crypto sector oversight to OJK, makes a digital rupiah legal tender, and introduces a carbon trading framework.

Market Infrastructure

Shenzhen Exchange to Pilot Cross-Border Bonds to Serve GBA

By Editors | 20/12/2022

Issuers can be Chinese government entities or high-quality corporates. The SZSE is temporarily not charging any fees for cross-border bond listing services.