Market Infrastructure

JPX and TOCOM plan to merge this year to create an all-in-one bourse that handles both stocks and commodity futures, but challenges will remain even after a final agreement is reached.

As discussions progress on granting the FSS greater investigative powers, a local media report raised questions on the regulator's integrity, citing its 2018 requests that fines against its staff be dismissed.

The ISDA Common Domain Model for interest rate and credit derivatives has been published, part of a push to standardise global derivatives trading and automate market practices.

A new report from the GFMA and PwC says third-party providers could pose a challenge to banks’ core offerings if banks are not keeping pace with innovation.

SEBI's consultation paper seeks feedback on the issuance of dual class shares by companies already listed in India and those that may be in future.

The RBA's Christopher Kent urges market participants to continue preparing for the end of LIBOR by moving to alternative RFRs and adopting more robust fall-back provisions in contracts.

BOCHK has been granted regulatory approval to launch a pilot scheme that enables Hong Kong citizens to open a personal bank account in the mainland, remotely.

The FICC Markets Standards Board, in its 2018 annual report, highlighted key achievements to enhance standards of behaviour in wholesale FICC markets.

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum has endorsed a roadmap for promoting sustainable investment and launched a framework for cross-border publication of research.

The Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India is the first Indian clearing corporation to receive recognition from under the UK's temporary recognition regime.