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Market Infrastructure
The Impact of Culture and Conduct – Industry’s Biggest Blind Spot
By Prasanna Venkatesan | 09/04/2019
Looking beyond regulations aimed at cultural reform, Synpulse’s Prasanna Venkatesan discusses how conduct and culture can be operationalised, measured and managed in private banking.
Market Infrastructure
FCA, ASIC Ensure Post-Brexit Continuity, Cooperation
By Editors | 08/04/2019
The FCA and ASIC have signed MoUs on trade repositories and alternative investment funds, and adopted existing equivalence decisions on their supervisory and regulatory regimes.
Big Picture
BigTechs Contribute to Efficiency – and Risk – in Financial Services
By Manesh Samtani | 08/04/2019
A BIS working paper says BigTechs enhance competition, financial inclusion and efficiency in financial services, but they also concentrate market power and give rise to systemic risk.
Fintech / Regtech
ACCC Publishes Draft Rules for Open Banking Data Sharing
By Editors | 08/04/2019
The draft rules provide detail and guidance as to how the Consumer Data Right will work in the banking sector starting in July this year.
Market Infrastructure
Bursa Malaysia to Operate on T+2 Settlement from 29 April
By Editors | 08/04/2019
Bursa Malaysia will migrate to T+2 settlement starting from 29 April, putting it in line with the financial markets of developed countries.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Defers Mandatory Pegging of Loan Rates to External Benchmarks
By Editors | 08/04/2019
The RBI has deferred a requirement for banks to link loan rates to external benchmarks, citing difficulties the change presents to banks’ interest rate risk management.
Market Infrastructure
ASEAN Pushes for Cross-Border Settlement in Local Currencies
By Editors | 08/04/2019
ASEAN central bankers are setting up direct settlement systems that use local currencies, in a bid to reduce transaction costs and exposures to global volatility.
Securities / Derivatives
Merger Benefits Diminished Under Existing JPX-TOCOM Plan
By Editors | 07/04/2019
The current plan to keep crude oil and petroleum products on TOCOM will diminish the benefits of the planned merger with JPX.
Market Infrastructure
Supervisors Should Avoid Fragmenting Clearing Ecosystem – Report
By Editors | 07/04/2019
A report from the World Federation of Exchanges and Oliver Wyman urges supervisors to ensure outstanding CCP reforms are implemented in line with agreed principles to avoid fragmentation.
Market Infrastructure
Japan FSA Issues Proposal to Tighten Regional Bank Oversight
By Editors | 04/04/2019
The FSA will stress tests regional banks and force weaker lenders to take action to improve profitability, replace their management, or merge.
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