ADVERTISEMENT
ESG / Sustainability
IASB Launches Post Implementation Review of IFRS 9
By Editors | 05/10/2021
Among other areas, the review seeks input on the application of IFRS 9 to financial instruments with sustainability-linked features and cash flows linked to ESG targets.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Seeks Input on Technical Design for Retail CBDC
By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2021
The technical architecture proposed in a new whitepaper includes a privacy preservation arrangement that also allows for transaction traceability.
Market Infrastructure
BOJ Issues Consultation on Use of Synthetic JPY LIBOR
By Editors | 05/10/2021
Input is sought on the special circumstances in loan and bond contracts that would make transition difficult and the specific details of such circumstances.
Market Infrastructure
SFC Issues New Guidance on Remote Working Risks
By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2021
The SFC describes incidents that occurred due to failures to split teams amid the pandemic, set up phone recording, and promptly isolate a server compromised by ransomware.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Implements New Definitions for Interest Rate Derivatives
By Editors | 04/10/2021
LCH says the new definitional booklet reinforces standardisation, drives messaging fidelity and efficiency, and accommodates flexibility in markets.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Established Green Bonds Programme Office
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021
The new office, under the Ministry of Finance, will help to catalyse sustainable finance and green investments, said minister Lawrence Wong.
Market Infrastructure
BNM Launches New Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021
FinTIP leverages machine algorithms and human experts to correlate, normalise, enrich, and sanitise contributed data to produce “real-time actionable intelligence”.
Market Infrastructure
BOT Issues New Data Governance Guidelines for Banks
By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 03/10/2021
The guidelines set out a data governance approach that encompasses five aspects, allowing for flexibility to cater to the specific nature of a bank’s operations.
Big Picture
FMSB Offers Guidance on Mitigating Risks of Hybrid Working
By Editors | 02/10/2021
In a new Spotlight Review, the FMSB outlines steps firms can take to promote equivalent conduct outcomes in a hybrid environment.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong Capital Market to Increase Use of RMB
By Manesh Samtani | 02/10/2021
HKMA chief Eddie Yue speaks of expanding the use of the RMB in Hong Kong stock market trading and a multi-year programme to enhance the CMU.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
A daily selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team