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Market Infrastructure
CBSL Roadmap Outlines Six Month Plan to Stabilise Sri Lanka
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 06/10/2021
Export proceeds must be repatriated and converted to local currency. The loan moratorium will be unwound gradually. Liquidity support will be provided to banks.
Big Picture
IAIS Warns of Climate Risks Faced by Insurance Sector
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/10/2021
The IAIS estimates more than 35 percent of insurers’ investment assets are “climate-relevant”, i.e. exposed to climate risks.
Big Picture
FIA Calls for Deference in Derivatives Market Regulation
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/10/2021
FIA calls on regulators to recognise comparable home country regulation to promote more efficient and less costly market access.
Market Infrastructure
BSP Urges Passage of Bill to Tackle Rising Cybercrime
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/10/2021
The bill will strengthen the legal framework for financial consumer welfare and foster greater public awareness on cybersecurity, the BSP said.
ESG / Sustainability
IASB Launches Post Implementation Review of IFRS 9
By Editors | 05/10/2021
Among other areas, the review seeks input on the application of IFRS 9 to financial instruments with sustainability-linked features and cash flows linked to ESG targets.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Seeks Input on Technical Design for Retail CBDC
By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2021
The technical architecture proposed in a new whitepaper includes a privacy preservation arrangement that also allows for transaction traceability.
Market Infrastructure
BOJ Issues Consultation on Use of Synthetic JPY LIBOR
By Editors | 05/10/2021
Input is sought on the special circumstances in loan and bond contracts that would make transition difficult and the specific details of such circumstances.
Market Infrastructure
SFC Issues New Guidance on Remote Working Risks
By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2021
The SFC describes incidents that occurred due to failures to split teams amid the pandemic, set up phone recording, and promptly isolate a server compromised by ransomware.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Implements New Definitions for Interest Rate Derivatives
By Editors | 04/10/2021
LCH says the new definitional booklet reinforces standardisation, drives messaging fidelity and efficiency, and accommodates flexibility in markets.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Established Green Bonds Programme Office
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021
The new office, under the Ministry of Finance, will help to catalyse sustainable finance and green investments, said minister Lawrence Wong.
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