Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

RBA Publishes Findings from Payments Infrastructure Review

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/05/2023

The external review was conducted by Deloitte in response to a four-hour outage suffered by the RBA in October 2022.

Capital / Liquidity

CCP Margin Models Lack Transparency, Predictability – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2023

New BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO report examines the impact of CCP margin models on market participants in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

Market Infrastructure

APRA Directs Regulated Entities to Address MFA Implementation Gaps

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/05/2023

Multi-factor authentication is one of the “most effective controls” an organisation can implement to unauthorised access to a device or network, APRA says.

Market Infrastructure

Five Eyes Agencies Warn of State Sponsored Cyber Attacks

By Editors | 25/05/2023

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the joint advisory is a “collective disinformation campaign” from the “empire of hacking”.

Market Infrastructure

DTCC, Nomura Partner to Enhance Post-Trade Efficiency in Japan

By Mark Johnston | 25/05/2023

Through the collaboration, DTCC and Nomura Research Institute will streamline and enhance the post-trade process, enabling shorter settlement times and increased efficiency.

Market Infrastructure

ASX Confirms Plans to Ramp Up Industry Testing Exercises

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/05/2023

ASX will increase the number of BCP events to two per year. All participants are expected to attend. The next BCP event is on 3 June.

Market Infrastructure

SGX to Launch First Depository Receipts on 30 May

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/05/2023

The inaugural depository receipts will be issued by Phillip Securities and represent ownership in Thailand’s AOT and PTT Exploration & Production.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore, Shanghai Exchanges Sign MoU to Link ETF Markets

By Editors | 23/05/2023

A similar MoU was signed between SGX and SZSE in December 2021 which has led to three cross-market ETF listings.

Market Infrastructure

LCH SwapClear Completes USD LIBOR to SOFR Conversion

By Editors | 23/05/2023

In aggregate, LCH SwapClear has successfully converted approximately 600,000 USD LIBOR contracts with notional value of $45tr.