Market Infrastructure

    AML / KYC

    Don’t Panic – MiFID II Set for ‘Soft’ Launch

    By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017

    Experts say regulators likely to accept a ‘best efforts’ approach for at least several weeks after MiFID II official implementation deadline.

    Market Infrastructure

    Japan, Singapore Developing Cross-border DLT Trade Prototype

    By Editors | 07/12/2017

    Mitsubishi UFJ- NTT DATA  distributed ledger expected to make cross-border flows more secure through single, unified platform.

    Market Infrastructure

    China Introduces New Risk Management Rules for Exchange Members

    By Editors | 07/12/2017

    New rules, which go into effect on 1 June next year, include restrictions on buy-in of securities companies, fund companies and other participants.

    AML / KYC

    HK SFC Sees Criminal Charges Surge

    By Editors | 07/12/2017

    Securities regulator laid 42 charges in 6 months to end-September this year, up 180% from same period in 2016, but commenced far fewer investigations.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BoJ Expects Large IT Firms to Become Systemically Important

    By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017

    Haruhiko Kuroda says global IT platform providers could pose systemic risk through holding vast amounts of data, adds to warnings on algo contagion.

    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore Releases SIBOR Benchmark Reform Proposals

    By Garima Chitkara | 07/12/2017

    Consultation is based on IOSCO principles, FSB recommendations, comes four years after 20 banks disciplined for benchmark manipulation.

    Market Infrastructure

    MiFID II – Banks Struggle to Survive the Transparency

    By Peter Guy | 05/12/2017

    Liquidity requires symmetric information, which is easiest to achieve when everyone is ignorant.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ESMA to Bring 3rd-country CRAs, Trade Repositories Under EU Supervision

    By Samuel Riding | 04/12/2017

    ESMA executive director Verena Ross says more than 200 non-EU trading venues have asked for exemptions from MiFID II post-trade transparency, position limits.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Australia to Kick off Long-awaited Royal Commission into Financial Sector

    By Editors | 04/12/2017

    Inquiry to look into alleged misconduct in financial sector welcomed by banks, securities regulator, but not superannuation scheme operators.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Warns of ‘Medium-term’ Cross-border Financial Stability Risks

    By Editors | 04/12/2017

    Annual report into stability of financial system says domestic and regional lending improving, no signs of credit market overheating.

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