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Market Infrastructure
HKEX Launches Commodity Exchange in Shenzhen
By Editors | 22/10/2018
The Qianhai Mercantile Exchange, controlled by HKEX, unexpectedly began spot trading in alumina on Friday, according to a Reuters report.
Fintech / Regtech
Japan FSA Updates Financial Sector Cyber Policy
By Manesh Samtani | 21/10/2018
Japan’s financial infrastructure may come under attack in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the FSA says as it prepares to guard against potential large-scale incidents.
Market Infrastructure
HSBC Mulls Shanghai Listing through Stock Connect
By Garima Chitkara | 19/10/2018
HSBC could become the first foreign firm to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange through a new Stock Connect link with London, slated to go live at the end of the year.
Fintech / Regtech
New Sandbox Allows Testing of Australia’s NPP via APIs
By Editors | 18/10/2018
SWIFT and NPP Australia have launched a new secure testing environment allowing fintechs to test the capabilities of Australia’s new payments system via APIs.
Market Infrastructure
APRA Clarifies Accountability Expectations under BEAR in New Paper
By Editors | 18/10/2018
The information paper is aimed at assisting financial institutions to prepare for BEAR implementation, and helping the largest of them refine and embed the regime.
Market Infrastructure
DLT Can Process Peak Equity Trading Volumes – DTCC
By Manesh Samtani | 18/10/2018
The results of the study prove that distributed ledger technology’s performance can scale to meet the needs of markets of different sizes and maturity, says DTCC’s Murray Pozmanter.
Fintech / Regtech
RBI Issues Guidelines Enabling Interoperability Between Payment Systems
By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2018
E-wallet providers can use the state-backed UPI network to make their wallets interoperable with other payment platforms, which will in time include banks and card networks.
Market Infrastructure
G7 Publishes ‘Fundamental Elements’ for Financial Sector Cyber Resilience
By Editors | 17/10/2018
These include a guide for assessing cyber resilience through threat-led penetration testing, and best practices for managing cyber risk posed by third parties.
Big Picture
ISDA Publishes Updated Template for Close-Out Netting Legislation
By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2018
Jurisdictions are increasingly seeking guidance on implementing legislation to ensure the enforceability of close-out netting, the “single most important risk mitigation tool in derivatives markets”.
Capital / Liquidity
IFRS 9 Does Not Materially Affect APAC Banks’ Fundamentals – Moody’s
By Manesh Samtani | 16/10/2018
Moody’s says problem loan coverage has improved for many APAC banks, offsetting overall declines in CET1 ratios as a result of IFRS 9.
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