Market Infrastructure

Stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories have six months to put in place appropriate systems and processes for implementation of the new guidelines.

Chinese stock exchanges will work with HKEX to formulate rules enabling mainland investors' access to Hong Kong-listed dual class shares by mid-2019, after banning them in July.

ISDA, FIA, AFME and ICMA have written to the European Commission asking for greater clarity on proposed temporary equivalence and recognition of UK-based CCPs in a no-deal Brexit.

The launch has reportedly been delayed in connection with a Brexit parliamentary vote and a lack of clarity from Chinese regulators on technical issues.

SWIFT gpi pre-validation service will ensure preventable errors and omissions are corrected before initial payment instructions are sent, reducing delays and costs for banks.

Rather than disintermediating centralised market infrastructure, DLT is being used to support centralised ecosystems, says Matthew Chan.

The report identifies, describes and compares the range of observed bank, regulatory and supervisory cyber-resilience practices across jurisdictions.

An expert panel constituted by SEBI has issued recommendations that, if adopted, would enable Indian firms to list overseas and foreign companies to list directly in India.

The MAS proposes that Singapore regulated entities no longer be required to seek approval before commencing business arrangements with foreign related companies.

By moving to a blockchain platform, Calastone seeks to address the high cost of funds distribution and operational risk resulting from manual processes, older systems and legacy technology.