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Asset Price Correction Could Jeopardise Financial Stability: IMF
By Editors | 31/01/2021
Policymakers should be prepared for the risks of a market correction as complacent investors bet on continued policy support and drive up valuations, the IMF warns.
ESG / Sustainability
FSC Korea Outlines Additional Green Finance Initiatives
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2021
The FSC plans to draw up a climate risk management and oversight plan for FIs by March and develop a green taxonomy within H1.
Market Infrastructure
Legislative Advisors Advocate Merger of Shanghai Financial Markets
By Editors | 29/01/2021
Under the proposal, a holding group would comprise the SSE, CFFEX, various securities depository and clearing companies, and a new options exchange.
Big Picture
More Central Banks Advancing CBDC Work: BIS Report
By Manesh Samtani | 29/01/2021
CBDCs need to be linked to a digital identity in order to be useful in achieving financial inclusion, said BIS general manager Agustín Carstens.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Taskforce Proposes Taxonomy for Identifying Green Activities
By Editors | 29/01/2021
The taxonomy draws on the theoretical underpinnings of the EU taxonomy and proposes a traffic-light system which sets out how activities are classified.
Big Picture
BigTechs in Finance Needs More Comprehensive Regulatory Approach
By Manesh Samtani | 28/01/2021
Rules for designating financial institutions as systemically important should be redefined so they can be applied to BigTech entities, says Agustín Carstens.
Market Infrastructure
FMA Review Finds NZX Technology Capability Lacking
By Editors | 28/01/2021
NZX is required to develop a detailed, time-bound action plan to address the technology issues identified in a review conducted by the FMA.
Fintech / Regtech
PBOC Tightens Rules on Managing Customer Funds for Payment Firms
By Editors | 27/01/2021
Customer reserve funds must be deposited either at the PBOC or with an eligible commercial bank, and transferred only through a clearing institution.
Big Picture
China Access Channels for Foreign Institutional Investors: ASIFMA
By Editors | 27/01/2021
New ASIFMA paper looks at the various investment access channels for foreign institutional investors investing in China’s capital markets.
Market Infrastructure
Policy Rethink Needed to Promote Green Finance Development in India
By Manesh Samtani | 27/01/2021
India needs a policy framework that addresses existing frictions at both the national and state levels, says a new paper from the RBI.
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