Market Infrastructure

ESG / Sustainability

HK Green Banks Alliance Hosts First Roundtable

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2021

HKMA Chief Eddie Yue urged banks to transform into ‘green banks’. HSBC and BOCHK announced plans to expand their green finance business.

Market Infrastructure

RBNZ Releases Final Guidance on Developing Cyber Resilience

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/04/2021

This guidance provides the baseline-level of cyber resilience recommendations as well as recommendations for enhanced-level practices.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA to Issue Climate Risk Guidelines for Banks

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/04/2021

Financial institutions will be expected to incentivise borrowers to decarbonise through loan terms and preferential interest rates.

Fintech / Regtech

DBS, JP Morgan, Temasek Team Up on Cross-border Payments

By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2021

An open platform will be developed to enable real-time cross-border multi-currency payments, trade finance, foreign exchange and DVP securities settlements.

Market Infrastructure

QUICK Benchmarks Starts Publishing TORF Production Rates

By Editors | 28/04/2021

TORF production rates can be used in actual transactions, and are published each business day on the same day at 5pm.

Market Infrastructure

Non-Residents Can Trade THOR Overnight Index Swaps: BOT

By Editors | 27/04/2021

Participation from non-resident investors will be a key driver to help advance the development of the THOR derivatives market.

Market Infrastructure

HK, China to Launch Southbound Bond Connect in July – Report

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/04/2021

The relevant regulations will reportedly be issued in May, with a view to launching the southbound bond trading link on 2 July.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Calls on Governments to Advance Digital Infrastructure

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/04/2021

MAS will seek to build a consortium of countries to explore the potential of digital infrastructure for cross-border use.

Big Picture

ICMA Explores Role of Repo Market in Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 25/04/2021

A new ICMA paper looks at the intersections between the repo and collateral market and sustainable finance.