MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

    Big Picture

    Industry Group Considers Options for Protecting Data at FMIs

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    There is no standard approach to identifying the types of data that need to be protected, nor the manner in which that data should be protected.

    Market Infrastructure

    BNM Issues New Regulatory Requirements for Merchant Acquirers

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    The new requirements will ensure merchant acquiring services have measures in place to manage settlement risk, financial risk, fraud risk, technology risk and cyber risk.

    Enforcement

    Japan FSA to Oversee System Improvements at Mizuho – Report

    By Editors | 22/09/2021

    An FSA team will directly oversee a system inspection and improvements at Mizuho following seven system failures at the bank this year.

    Market Infrastructure

    Valuations of ESG Assets May be Stretched, BIS Warns

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2021

    The BIS compares the ESG boom to railroad stocks in the mid-1800s, internet stocks during the dotcom bubble, and MBS during the GFC.

    Market Infrastructure

    BSP Issues Governance Policy for Operators of Payment Systems

    By Editors | 21/09/2021

    Payment system operators including banks and electronic money issuers have six months to comply with the requirements.

    Market Infrastructure

    Canada Implements Financial Benchmarks Regulatory Regime

    By Editors | 21/09/2021

    CDOR is designated as a critical benchmark and Refinitiv Benchmark Services is designated as its administrator.

    ESG / Sustainability

    BCBS Calls on Banking Sector to Enhance Cyber Defences

    By Editors | 21/09/2021

    Remote work arrangements and digital financial services have “enlarged banks’ attack surfaces”, creating opportunities for malicious actors, the BCBS said.

    Market Infrastructure

    OSE, TOCOM Launch New Derivatives Trading System

    By Editors | 20/09/2021

    J-GATE 3.0 will help to expand market liquidity and improve reliability and convenience for investors and trading participants.

    Fintech / Regtech

    PBOC Targets February 2022 Launch of Digital Yuan

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/09/2021

    The e-CNY has built-in functionality to enable self-executing payments via smart contracts. The PBOC aims to fully launch the CBDC by the 2022 Winter Olympics.

    Market Infrastructure

    BSP Instructs Banks to Proactively Transition from LIBOR

    By Editors | 20/09/2021

    The BSP is not looking to prescribe specific alternative reference rates for use by Philippine banks, saying these choices should be market-driven.

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