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Market Infrastructure
Nomura to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Engine in Singapore
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/05/2021
The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will improve execution infrastructure, access to liquidity and price discovery for clients.
ESG / Sustainability
DBS, SGX, StanChart, Temasek to Launch Carbon Exchange
By Editors | 20/05/2021
‘Climate Impact X’ seeks to address a need for more high-quality carbon credits and promote active cross-border trading of such credits to drive global price transparency.
Market Infrastructure
Japanese FIs Still Have $24tr in LIBOR Exposures – Report
By Editors | 20/05/2021
The December 2020 figure is down only slightly from the $27.5tr of contracts referencing LIBOR 18 months earlier at the end of June 2019.
Market Infrastructure
BSP Tests new RTGS System Ahead of June 2021 Go-Live
By Editors | 20/05/2021
The BSP is testing the new peso RTGS system with banks and other participating institutions to determine readiness for go-live in June 2021.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Taskforce Issues Climate Disclosure Guide for FIs
By Editors | 19/05/2021
GFIT also announced a framework for green trade finance and published a roadmap to scale green finance in the real estate, infrastructure, fund management and transition sectors.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Instructs Banks to Assess Need for Tertiary Data Backup
By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2021
Banks are asked to critically assess the need to set up a secure tertiary data backup to guard against destructive cyber attacks.
Market Infrastructure
Macau: AMCM to Advance Training Initiatives for Financial Sector
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/05/2021
The training initiatives will help develop the local financial sector and help Macau prepare for the Wealth Management Connect scheme.
Market Infrastructure
APRA Sets Launch Dates for New Data Collection Tool
By Editors | 18/05/2021
The test environment will be available from 17 June and production environment from 13 September. ADIs have to maintain BEAR information in APRA Connect from September.
Market Infrastructure
China & HK Agree Cross-border Insolvency Framework
By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2021
Hong Kong courts and Chinese courts in pilot cities will be able to recognise insolvency, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings under each other’s laws.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Enables Private Banks to Conduct Government Business
By Editors | 18/05/2021
Revised RBI guidelines put in place a mechanism for private sector banks to apply for authorisation to conduct government business.
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