MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Market Infrastructure

FSB Finalises Common Format for Cyber Incident Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2025

FIRE is a standardised and adaptable format developed to enhance the efficiency and consistency of cyber and operational incident reporting.

Big Picture

BIS Paper Proposes Standardised Model to Describe Payment System Architectures

By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2025

The authors therefore propose a formally defined model to represent three key functions of payment system architectures

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia Stock Exchange Tightens Circuit Breaker Mechanism

By Manesh Samtani | 14/04/2025

IDX also tightened its auto-rejection rule for share transactions so that sell orders are automatically rejected if a stock falls by 15%.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Standardises System Audit Reports for MIIs

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/04/2025

The new reporting structure aims to enhance audit consistency, improve regulatory oversight, and streamline compliance monitoring across MIIs.

Market Infrastructure

PBOC Directs Banks to Refrain from Purchasing US Dollar

By Editors | 11/04/2025

The PBOC is not expected to resort to yuan devaluation to soften the blow from US tariffs, but it may pursue modest depreciation to help exports.

AML / KYC

HKMA Announces New Measures to Combat Financial Crime

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/04/2025

HKMA, HKPF and HKAB have jointly announced new measures to strengthen the response to fraud and money laundering.

Securities / Derivatives

China: Stock Exchanges Finalise Rules on Programmatic Trading

By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2025

The new rules will come into effect on 7 July, imposing reporting and risk control requirements on market participants and securities firms.

Big Picture

Regulatory Fragmentation Hindering Growth of Tokenised Finance – Report

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/04/2025

Regulatory fragmentation, cross-platform settlement and token contract standardisation are the key challenges to to widespread adoption of tokenised financial assets.

Fintech / Regtech

Evolving Indian Regulations: Future-Proofing the Banking Regulatory Ecosystem

By Manesh Samtani | 10/04/2025

Insights from a Nasdaq-led discussion, moderated by Regulation Asia, discussing regulatory change, the reporting ecosystem, data management practices, and related technology.