MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Issues LEI, Platform Trading Consultation for OTC Derivatives

By Samuel Riding | 29/03/2018

Paper says adopting LEIs should be mandatory for most market participants within six months of consultation conclusions being published.

Fintech / Regtech

Indian Exchange Eyes Machine Learning, AI to Combat HFT Risks – Report

By Editors | 28/03/2018

Managing director and CEO of National Stock Exchange tells Livemint new technology is needed to meet traders’ increasing sophistication.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Establishes Early Intervention Mechanism for Ailing Banks

By Editors | 26/03/2018

New mechanism provides guidelines for SBV directors to take action as a credit institution profile weakens to contain risk.

Market Infrastructure

India to Implement Early Warning System for Broker Defaults

By Garima Chitkara | 26/03/2018

SEBI consulting on draft measures on norms on early detection of potential default among stock brokers through an Intelligent and Specific Early Warning System.

Capital / Liquidity

Decline of the House of Basel

By Peter Guy | 26/03/2018

The Basel regime has shown itself to be incomplete and not universally applicable. With the Trump administration seeking to allow a return to proprietary trading, profound implications for global banks’ risk management are only just beginning to surface.

Market Infrastructure

Guo Shuqing to Head China Super Regulator

By Samuel Riding | 26/03/2018

Senior party official will take responsibility for merged banking, insurance regulator, as predicted by Regulation Asia last February.

Capital / Liquidity

India Releases Risk Management Norms for Clearing Commodity Derivatives

By Garima Chitkara | 22/03/2018

Clearing corporations to maintain liquid assets after margins of INR5 million.

Market Infrastructure

China Opens Door to Foreign Payment Firms

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2018

Foreign companies will be able to set up individual entities, but must keep systems and data onshore.

Market Infrastructure

S.Korea Proposes Asset Manager Remuneration Disclosures

By Garima Chitkara | 22/03/2018

FSC to amend financial services legislation to enhance investor protection by requiring funds to release manager compensation; new rules for easing fund compliance and encouraging crowdfunding also proposed.