MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Bank of Korea Pledges ‘Unlimited’ Liquidity to Keep Markets Stable

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2024

    The central bank pledged to keep financial markets stable after the President unexpectedly declared and then rescinded martial law.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Tokyo Government to Pilot Green Hydrogen Auction-Based Trading

    By Thisanka Siripala | 03/12/2024

    TOCOM will assist in the design and execution of a pilot project to support the creation of a hydrogen exchange in Tokyo.

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    Market Infrastructure

    US SEC Approves First ‘Around the Clock’ Stock Exchange

    By Editors | 03/12/2024

    The SEC will allow 24X National Exchange to start offering US daytime trading and later add overnight trading if certain requirements are met.

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    Big Picture

    IOSCO Offers ‘Toolkits’ to Address Changing Nature of Exchange Models

    By Thisanka Siripala | 03/12/2024

    New report offers recommendations to help regulators improve supervision of exchanges, which are becoming increasingly global and venturing into non-traditional services.

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    Market Infrastructure

    HKEX Advancing Work to Add Repo, CDS to Swap Connect

    By Georgina Lee | 03/12/2024

    HKEX’s Jacky Mak said the exchange operator is working to expand the scope of Swap Connect to include cross-border repo contracts and credit default swaps.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Australia Passes Bill to Overhaul RBA’s Governance Structure

    By Thisanka Siripala | 03/12/2024

    From 1 March 2025, the Reserve Bank of Australia will operate with two separate boards, a Monetary Policy Board and a Governance Board.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Australia Passes Legislation on Tax Transparency and Global Minimum Tax

    By Editors | 03/12/2024

    Certain multinational enterprises will begin public country-by-country reporting of tax and other financial information, backdated from 1 July 2024.

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    Market Infrastructure

    HKMA Issues New Statutory Guideline on Cyber Risk Management

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2024

    The SPM module articulates the HKMA’s policy, overarching principles, and supervisory approach on banks for managing cyber risks.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI to Make Stock Exchanges Interoperable to Guard Against Outages

    By Editors | 02/12/2024

    The NSE and BSE will act as alternative trading venues for each other when a technical glitch or outage occurs at either exchange.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Australia Passes Law Giving ACCC Enhanced Merger Approval Powers

    By Thisanka Siripala | 01/12/2024

    The law introduces a mandatory notification system for mergers above certain thresholds and the ACCC will be the decision maker on approvals.

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