Market Infrastructure

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.

Market Infrastructure

ECB Consults on Guidance for Outsourced Cloud Services

By Mark Johnston | 05/06/2024

The guide covers governance of cloud services, disaster recovery, data security and confidentiality, exit strategy, and other areas.

Market Infrastructure

BIS Launches New Project to Enhance Cross-border Payments

By Manesh Samtani | 05/06/2024

The project will explore a new automatic FX settlement layer solution for cross-border payments, using wCBDC as a settlement asset.

Market Infrastructure

India to Allow Non-residents to Open Rupee Accounts

By Ajoy K Das | 05/06/2024

Indian banks will also be able to lend to non-residents in INR, as part of measures to internationalise the domestic currency.