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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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