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Crypto / Digital Assets
DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX
By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017
Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.
Fintech / Regtech
ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion
By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017
Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.
Capital / Liquidity
India Interprets P2P Lenders as Non-bank Finance Companies
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Official central bank report issued last year had suggested P2P lending platforms meet $311,000 minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements.
Enforcement
New Zealand Raises the Bar for Bank Outsourcing
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Largest banks will be required to have measures in place to survive the failure of a key service provider, according to new outsourcing policy.
Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.
Market Infrastructure
SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations
By Editors | 12/09/2017
SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.
Fintech / Regtech
DLT Not Yet a Solution for Large Central Bank Applications – BOJ
By Samuel Riding | 11/09/2017
Japanese central bank and European counterpart conclude from ‘Project Stella’ tests of DLT in RTGS that the technology is not yet mature enough.
Enforcement
ASIC Eyes Accountability for Algorithmic System Operators
By Samuel Riding | 11/09/2017
Regulator’s chairman says each algorithmic system must have designated individual responsible for design and outcomes, echoing new bank accountability regime.
Capital / Liquidity
Don’t Expect New EU Equivalency Decisions for Asia
By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2017
Ben Pott, head of government affairs at NEX Group, suggests Brexit and the time taken to resolve US-EU CCP issue, make equivalency rulings unlikely.
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