Market Infrastructure

ESG / Sustainability

FSA Issues Guidance to Japanese FIs on Using NGFS Scenarios

By Editors | 19/04/2022

The guidance will help Japanese financial institutions use of the NGFS scenarios to conduct climate-related financial risk analysis, the FSA said.

Market Infrastructure

China to Unify Domestic Markets to Prevent Unfair Competition

By Editors | 19/04/2022

China will cultivate a unified national ecological and environment market and create unified carbon emissions and water rights trading markets.

Market Infrastructure

RBI to Simplify E-Commerce Payment Settlement Process

By Editors | 15/04/2022

Foreign entities seeking to operate as payment gateways and aggregators for e-commerce-related export and import transactions would have to be authorised in India.

ESG / Sustainability

Canada to Require Climate Disclosures for FIs from 2024

By Editors | 14/04/2022

The OSFI will consult financial institutions on climate disclosures guidelines that will phase in mandatory TCFD-aligned reporting beginning in 2024.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ASEAN Ministers, Central Banks Prioritise Financial Stability, Inclusion

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2022

Finance ministers and central bankers have committed to promoting financial stability, financial inclusion and banking integration in the ASEAN region.

Fintech / Regtech

DTCC to Explore Use of CBDC in Clearing and Settlement

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2022

Project Lithium will explore how a CBDC can reduce counterparty risk and trapped liquidity, increase capital efficiency and enable atomic settlement.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore Starts Licensing Cybersecurity Service Providers

By Darien Choong | 14/04/2022

Firms that provide penetration testing or managed security operations centre monitoring services have to apply for a licence by 11 October.

ESG / Sustainability

European Commission Consults on ESG Ratings Market

By Editors | 13/04/2022

The consultation will feed into an impact assessment being prepared this year to evaluate whether a policy initiative on ESG ratings is needed.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Set to Launch New Electronic Communication Platform

By Editors | 12/04/2022

Phase 1 of the rollout will allow exchange participants to use the new platform to download day-end trade files and closing price files, starting from 25 April.