Market Infrastructure

ESG / Sustainability

China Likely To Push Asset Owners To Embrace ESG

By AsianInvestor | 21/02/2020

Beijing will likely require asset owners play a bigger role in ESG investing as part of broader sustainability plans when it announces its five-year plan later this year, according to KPMG.

Market Infrastructure

European Commission Launches MiFID II Review

By Editors | 20/02/2020

The introduction of a consolidated tape and enhancements to investor protection are high priority items in the review.

Market Infrastructure

India Cabinet Approves SEBI-FCA Updated AIFMD MoU

By Editors | 20/02/2020

The updated MoU substitutes references to EU legislation with the relevant UK law, pursuant to the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January.

Fintech / Regtech

Thailand, Cambodia Launch Cross-Border QR Payments

By Editors | 20/02/2020

New payments connectivity between the two countries is expected to promote trade, tourism, financial inclusion, and the usage of local currencies in cross-border transactions.

Big Picture

OECD Warns of Global Debt Pileup from Corporate Bonds

By Editors | 19/02/2020

High leverage in the corporate sector make it essential to improve the ability of equity markets to strengthen corporate balance sheets and support long-term investments.

Market Infrastructure

New Zealand Takes Step Towards New Financial Conduct Regime

By Editors | 19/02/2020

New legislation to establish an effective fair conduct regime for the financial sector has passed its first reading in New Zealand.

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ESMA Seeks BMR Exemptions for Noncritical, Third-country Benchmarks

By Manesh Samtani | 18/02/2020

ESMA says BMR’s wide scope has led to an unintended consequence whereby third-country benchmarks are not incentivised to keep providing their benchmarks in the EU.

Big Picture

CCP12 Highlights Remaining Transparency Issues in OTC Derivatives

By Editors | 17/02/2020

A new CCP12 paper highlights a lack of transparency in the amount of collateral posted in bilateral markets, which is needed to more accurately assess liquidity requirements and latent risks.

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Hong Kong Bankers Compare Covid-19 to ‘Nightmare’ Stress Test

By Editors | 17/02/2020

The actions being taken to combat the novel coronavirus are reportedly “very close” to those taken in a simulated exercise last October, which involved a pandemic, cyberattack and telecoms breakdown.