Market Infrastructure

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Mandates Direct Payout of Securities to Investor Accounts

By Ajoy K Das | 08/06/2024

SEBI said implementation standards will be formulated by 5 August, ahead of full implementation on 14 October.

Big Picture

Significant Progress Made on Cross Border Payments: CPMI

By Manesh Samtani | 07/06/2024

More work is needed to integrate cross-border projects with domestic systems, and to extend the operating hours of key payment systems.

Market Infrastructure

HKMA Exploring Further Enhancements to Wealth Connect

By Editors | 06/06/2024

The individual investor quota was tripled this year, but it is still “not quite enough for private bank clients”, said HKMA’s Eddie Yue.

Securities / Derivatives

FIA, DMIST Publishes New Standards on Average Pricing

By Editors | 06/06/2024

DMIST calls for CCPs globally to adopt the new average pricing standards, to drive consistency and improve allocation processes.

Market Infrastructure

BOK Invites Domestic Banks to Handle Cross-currency FX Trades

By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2024

Domestic banks can apply to participate in non-won FX transactions needed for managing Korea’s foreign exchange reserves.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan Forms Group to Examine Carbon Market Infrastructure

By Editors | 06/06/2024

The new study group will examine the state of the infrastructure and market practices for carbon credit trading in Japan.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Releases Final Report on Handling Market Outages

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/06/2024

The report offers five good practices to improve trading venues’ preparedness for and resilience to market outages.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Project mBridge Ready for Live Transactions by Early Adopters

By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2024

Private sector firms are invited to further develop the multi-CBDC platform by proposing new solutions and use cases.

Fintech / Regtech

Hackers Put Stolen Santander Data Up for Sale – Reports

By Editors | 05/06/2024

The hacking group reportedly stole 30 million customers’ bank account details and 28 million credit card numbers, among other information.