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Project Stella: Balancing Privacy & Auditability in DLT Environments

By Editors | 13/02/2020

The BOJ-ECB phase four study found that effective auditing can be achieved alongside privacy-enhancing technologies, if the auditor can obtain information from trusted sources.

ESG / Sustainability

Hedge Funds Face High Expectations on ESG Adoption

By Editors | 11/02/2020

ESG and sustainability considerations have become a ‘must-have’ in the hedge fund industry, says a new report from KPMG, AIMA, CAIA and CREATE-Research.

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IMF Warns of Buildup of Financial Vulnerabilities

By Editors | 30/01/2020

The deployment of cyclical macroprudential policy tools such as the CCyB is now paramount to keep rising vulnerabilities from putting growth at risk.

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RBI Eases Limits on FPI Investment in Debt Securities

By Editors | 24/01/2020

RBI has re-opened the ‘voluntary retention route’ for FPI investments in debt, doubling the investment cap. Short-term investment limits have also been eased.

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HKMA, SFC Find Opaque Financing Practices at Mainland Owned Banking Group

By Editors | 25/04/2019

Coordinated inspections found that a licensed corporation owned by a subsidiary as well as a bank within a Mainland-based group had adopted “complex, opaque financing arrangements”.

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S. Korea Passes Law Allowing Robo Advisers to Manage Funds

By Editors | 18/04/2019

Korea is allowing robo advisers to operate funds, provided they are managed in line with disclosed objectives and have security breach prevention measures in place.

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Bloomberg Begins Including China Bonds in Flagship Index

By Editors | 03/04/2019

The index inclusion will draw more liquidity into China’s onshore bond market and potentially spur more policy measures to further open up the market.

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Behavioural Insights Can Help Regulators Protect Investors – IOSCO

By Editors | 03/04/2019

The report provides guidance to help regulators better understand the behaviour of retail investors in making financial investment decisions to aid in policy development.

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Hong Kong Empowers FRC as Independent Auditor Oversight Body

By Editors | 18/02/2019

Hong Kong has gazetted an Amendment Ordinance empowering the Financial Reporting Council as an independent oversight body for the HKICPA and auditors of listed companies.