Market Infrastructure

    Securities / Derivatives

    Malaysia Extends Night Trading Session by Three Hours

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    The After-Hours Trading session will end at 2.30am instead of 11.30pm for selected derivatives contracts, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives said.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Bank Indonesia Outlines Plans to Commence CBDC Testing

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    The first two phases will focus on experimentation with a wholesale CBDC. The third and final stage will involve end-to-end integration with a retail CBDC.

    Market Infrastructure

    NZ FMA Publishes Guidance on New Conduct Licensing Regime

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/12/2022

    The FMA will begin accepting licence applications on 25 July 2023. The new CoFi regime will come into force in early 2025.

    Market Infrastructure

    China to Pilot Commercial Pensions to Supplement New Private Pension Scheme

    By Editors | 03/12/2022

    China launched its private pension scheme in 36 cities on 25 November. Commercial pension trials will start in 10 cities on 1 January.

    Market Infrastructure

    CSRC Lifts Equity Financing Ban for Property Firms

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The CSRC is allowing listed developers to conduct equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private share placements, and overseas fundraising.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Pledges to Minimise Burden of New Data Collections

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    APRA says it is committed to “early and frequent” engagement with the industry on its new data collections, what it calls a “co-design approach”.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DTCC Publishes Findings from Experimental CBDC Work

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The prototype developed was able to connect two distinct asset networks to enable “secure, resilient, and efficient security settlement with CBDC.”

    Market Infrastructure

    Full Launch of SGX-NSE Trading Link Planned for Q2 2023

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The trading link enables orders from SGX members to be routed to NSE IFSC for trading and execution. To date, 14 SGX clearing members have been onboarded.

    Market Infrastructure

    MUFG Becomes First Japanese Bank to Join CLSNet

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    MUFG says CLSNet will enable it to improve operational efficiency and reduce risk for currencies that are not currently eligible for CLSSettlement.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI, FSA Agree to Improve Mutual Cooperation on CCPs

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The letters of cooperation come after two years of negotiations between Indian and Japanese regulators on CCPs.

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