Market Infrastructure

    Market Infrastructure

    China Eases Foreign Investment Access With New Catalogue, Incentives

    By Editors | 30/10/2022

    The catalogue lists 519 sectors in which foreign investment are encouraged. Measures to facilitate foreign investment and attract foreign talent were also announced.

    Market Infrastructure

    SWIFT Defers ISO 20022 Migration to March 2023

    By Editors | 28/10/2022

    The new start date is aligned with the ECB’s decision to delay the launch of T2. The new 20 March 2023 start date is “definitive”, SWIFT said.

    Market Infrastructure

    HKEX Suspends VCM on HSI Futures Due to Software Issue

    By Editors | 28/10/2022

    An external vendor is preparing a software update to fix an issue that caused the VCM to be inadvertently triggered on Tuesday.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BOK Offers More Measures to Stabilise Korean Markets

    By Editors | 28/10/2022

    BOK eased its collateral policies and opened a new repo facility. The FSC adjusted the loan-to-deposit ratio. KSFC and KDB are providing liquidity to securities firms.

    Market Infrastructure

    Don’t Overlook the Value of LEI

    By Joseph Capablanca | 28/10/2022

    DTCC’s Joseph Capablanca discusses the importance of the LEI for improving transparency, cutting costs, and reducing operational risk in the global financial industry.

    Market Infrastructure

    Refinitiv Launches Prototype Forward-Looking €STR Term Rate

    By Editors | 27/10/2022

    The prototype rate can be used in testing to prepare for the introduction of robust fallback language in EURIBOR contracts.

    Market Infrastructure

    BSE India Launches Trading in Electronic Gold Receipts

    By Editors | 27/10/2022

    Individual investors as well as commercial participants like importers, banks, refiners, and jewellery manufacturers can participate.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BIS Innovation Hub Releases mBridge Report, Sets Out Next Steps

    By Editors | 27/10/2022

    The mBridge project team will continue working to get to a minimum viable product that can be used by early adopters next year.

    Market Infrastructure

    ASIC Offers Conduct Guidance to Wholesale Market Participants

    By Mark Johnston | 26/10/2022

    Fixed income dealers should establish clear prohibitions on the use of unapproved communication channels, ASIC says.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Regulator Queries Banks About Yuan Declines

    By Editors | 26/10/2022

    SAFE is surveying banks about sharp yuan declines amid concerns that some market participants may be “maliciously shorting” the currency.

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