Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

Thailand, Clearstream to Link Funds Platforms by Early 2019

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018

The link will give international investors access to Thai funds and in due course provide Thai investors access to international funds markets.

Market Infrastructure

FundForum: European Policy Impacts on APAC Asset Managers

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018

MiFID II and GDPR have been the biggest European regulations to impact asset management firms in Asia, according to FundForum panellists last week.

Market Infrastructure

MAS Consults on Mandatory Cybersecurity Requirements for FIs

By Manesh Samtani | 07/09/2018

Proposed measures aim to enhance system and network security and protect against unauthorised use of system accounts with extensive access privileges.

Market Infrastructure

China Committed to Further Opening Up Bond Market – PBOC

By Garima Chitkara | 06/09/2018

PBOC deputy governor Pan Gongsheng said a number of reforms are in the pipeline to attract more foreign investors into to China’s bond market.

ESG / Sustainability

FundForum: Nurturing Growth in Hong Kong’s Asset Management Sector – SFC

By Manesh Samtani | 06/09/2018

The SFC’s Alexandra Yeong says Hong Kong has made great strides towards becoming a global centre for asset management.

Market Infrastructure

ASX Defers CHESS Replacement by Six Months to Ensure Readiness

By Manesh Samtani | 05/09/2018

ASX deferred the earliest go-live date for new DLT-based system to target March-April 2021; will provide additional six months for user development and testing, industry testing and accreditation.

Market Infrastructure

ISIN-to-LEI Mapping Initiative Set to Improve Transparency

By Editors | 05/09/2018

New global initiative announced by ANNA and GLEIF will map ISINs to their corresponding LEIs, effectively linking the issuer and issuance of securities.

Market Infrastructure

Regulatory Coordination Needed to Reduce Inefficiencies in APAC – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 05/09/2018

With regulation continuing to play a prominent role in Asia over the next five years, China’s Belt and Road initiative is likely to drive increased coordination between the region’s regulators, says a new report from Broadridge and Kapronasia.

Big Picture

Increased Use of Futures in Asset Management Could Adversely Impact Market – Kuroda

By Garima Chitkara | 05/09/2018

Increased use of futures in ETFs and investment trusts, while desirable to deepen futures market, has the potential to create correlation and contagion risks among asset classes where none existed before.