Market Infrastructure

    Capital / Liquidity

    FSB Offers Guidance on Enhancing G-SIB Crisis Preparedness

    By Editors | 01/12/2021

    The FSB identifies good practices to help authorities enhance their preparedness for the management and resolution of a crisis affecting a G-SIB.

    Market Infrastructure

    Refinitiv Launches USD IBOR Institutional Cash Fallbacks

    By Editors | 01/12/2021

    Fallbacks for institutional cash products are now production benchmarks. Prototype fallbacks for consumer cash products will be launched on 3 January 2022.

    Market Infrastructure

    Wealth Connect to be Refined, Expanded Over Time: HKMA

    By Mark Johnston | 01/12/2021

    Account opening by attestation is expected to be piloted for the WMC’s Northbound scheme, allowing Hong Kong investors to participate without having to travel.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    EU Closer to Adopting Crypto Assets & Digital Resilience Laws

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/12/2021

    Once a political agreement is reached between the European Council and the European Parliament, the draft rules can become law.

    Market Infrastructure

    Taiwan Listed Companies Required to Bolster InfoSec Personnel

    By Darien Choong | 01/12/2021

    The information security requirements are divided into three levels according to the size of companies and other conditions.

    Market Infrastructure

    HKEX Issues Update on FINI Operational Arrangements

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2021

    HKEX provides key operational arrangement updates for FINI in a new information pack, including the onboarding requirements for market participants.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ASX Opens First Industry Test Environment for CHESS Replacement

    By Editors | 01/12/2021

    ITE1 is open for software providers to test functional and non-functional workflows for the new equities clearing and settlement system.

    Market Infrastructure

    CPMI, IOSCO Consider Client Clearing Access Models

    By Editors | 29/11/2021

    Improving access to client clearing is “critical” to ensuring all standardised OTC derivatives contracts are cleared through CCPs.

    Market Infrastructure

    European Commission Proposes to Strengthen Supervisory Bodies

    By Editors | 29/11/2021

    In the aftermath of the Wirecard scandal, German regulator BaFin was accused of being beholden to banking industry lobbyists and the finance ministry.

    Market Infrastructure

    EU Lawmakers Agree to Defer Mandatory Buy-in Rules

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/11/2021

    A decision to postpone implementation of the mandatory buy-in rules under the CSDR settlement discipline regime has been agreed.

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