Market Infrastructure

Big Picture

ESG Data, Regulation and the APAC Fragmentation Challenge

By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2021

Panellists at Regulation Asia’s ESG Tech & Data event discussed the need for methodology transparency and better company reporting.

Market Infrastructure

Shanghai Bourse Set to Launch New Bond Trading System

By Manesh Samtani | 15/12/2021

The new system – to be launched on Monday – adds a night trading session, uses RTGS settlement, and allows multilateral netting, the SSE says.

Big Picture

CPMI Reviews Developments in Retail Fast Payment Systems

By Editors | 14/12/2021

The implementation of retail FPS across the globe has risen from under a dozen jurisdictions in 2010 to around 60 in 2021.

ESG / Sustainability

BOJ to Assess Market Functioning in Relation to Climate

By Editors | 14/12/2021

The BOJ will gather stakeholder views on how climate-related risks and opportunities are reflected in stock and bond prices and how to develop the ESG bond market.

AML / KYC

IMF, WB Propose Framework for Assessing Remittance Corridor Risk

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/12/2021

Corridor risk assessments will help to simplify AML/CFT and CDD measures in lower-risk remittance transactions.

Market Infrastructure

SWIFT Message Translation to Facilitate ISO 20022 Migration

By Editors | 14/12/2021

New service translates ISO 20022 messages to MT for banks that are not ready to process ISO 20022, which goes live in November 2022.

Market Infrastructure

SAFE Issues Conduct Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Market

By Darien Choong | 14/12/2021

The guidelines require market participants to process customer transactions in a “fair, transparent and honest” manner and guard against conflicts of interest.

ESG / Sustainability

Bangko Sentral’s ‘Deliberate Approach’ to Sustainable Finance

By Mark Johnston | 14/12/2021

Deputy governor Chuchi Fonacier explains the BSP’s policy approach to sustainability, highlighting the central bank’s role as an ‘enabler’, ‘mobiliser’ and ‘doer’.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Explores Impact of Data Regulation on Cross-border Payments

By Editors | 14/12/2021

The FSB seeks to better understand how data requirements relating to privacy, security, storage, sharing and retention impact cross-border payments.