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    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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