Market Infrastructure

    Securities / Derivatives

    ISDA, ICMA, ISLA Sign MoU on Common Domain Model

    By Editors | 02/08/2021

    The MoU establishes a framework for closer collaboration on the development of the Common Domain Model across financial markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    SWIFT Launches Instant Cross-border Payments for SME, Retail

    By Editors | 02/08/2021

    Seven banks that have launched ‘SWIFT Go’ – BBVA, BNY Mellon, DNB, MYBank, SberBank, Société Générale, and UniCredit.

    ESG / Sustainability

    PBOC to Guide Long Term Funds Towards ESG Investments

    By Editors | 01/08/2021

    The PBOC will guide pension funds, insurance, social security and asset managers towards investing in ESG products, officials said at a recent forum.

    Market Infrastructure

    FMSB Finalises Standard on Use of Term SONIA

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2021

    Use cases for Term SONIA include trade finance, working capital products, Islamic finance, export finance, and emerging markets lending.

    Market Infrastructure

    ARRC Formally Recommends CME Group SOFR Term Rates

    By Editors | 31/07/2021

    Forward-looking term rates are needed for syndicated and bilateral corporate loans, as well as in the CLO and leveraged loans markets.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Malaysia Establishes Policy on Recovery and Resolution Planning

    By Editors | 31/07/2021

    Financial institutions will be required to submit their first recovery plans within 18 months from the date they receive a request from BNM.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Ripple Opens Japan-Philippines Remittance Corridor

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2021

    Japan’s SBI Remit will connect with Coins.ph and crypto exchange SBI VC Trade to open the remittance corridor, leveraging Ripple’s on-demand liquidity service.

    Fintech / Regtech

    BSP Grants Fourth Digital Bank Licence to UnionBank

    By Editors | 31/07/2021

    UnionBank is the latest to receive the licence after Landbank’s Overseas Filipino Bank, Tonik Bank, and UNOBank.

    Market Infrastructure

    ISDA, NAFMII Publish Standard Text to Enable IBOR Fallbacks in China

    By Editors | 31/07/2021

    New definitions will come into effect on 29 October 2021 to enable firms to include contractual IBOR fallbacks into onshore derivatives transactions.

    Market Infrastructure

    ASX Launches Compression Service for OTC Derivatives

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/07/2021

    In recent years, demand for compression services has risen as market participants look to lower capital costs associated with balance sheet-intensive derivatives.

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