Market Infrastructure

China Probing Disruption in Short-term Borrowing Market

By Editors | 02/11/2023

Institutions that settled trades at excessively high rates are asked to submit explanations about their decision-making and bidding process.

Market Infrastructure

How Singapore is Leading Innovation in Transparency for the Knowledge Economy

By Jarett Decker | 01/11/2023

Jarett Decker discusses Singapore’s new Intangibles Disclosure Framework, developed in just 12 months to tackle a complex problem that “languishes elsewhere”.

Market Infrastructure

BOJ Pledges More Flexibile Yield Curve Control Policy

By Editors | 01/11/2023

The BOJ said its strict cap on long-term interest rates would in principle have “strong positive effects”, but that it could also entail “large side effects”.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS to Launch POC to Enhance Interoperability for QR Payments

By Editors | 01/11/2023

The POC will explore the feasibility of enabling merchants to accept QR payments from a variety of local and international payment schemes by signing up with a single FI.

ESG / Sustainability

BOK, KRX to Test CBDC Use in Carbon Emissions Trading

By Editors | 01/11/2023

More specific details on the experiment will be announced at the end of November. The experiment is scheduled to be conducted in Q3 and Q4 next year.

Fintech / Regtech

SFC Consults on New Regulatory Requirements for Securities Registrars

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

General principles on outsourcing, systems integrity and security, and disclosure obligations are being added to the code of conduct.

ESG / Sustainability

HKEX Signs MoU with Shenzhen’s CEEX to Develop GBA Carbon Markets

By Editors | 31/10/2023

HKEX and CEEX Shenzhen will jointly explore opportunities in cross-border carbon market connectivity and climate finance.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ANNA Issues First Set of ISINs for Crypto Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

Crypto assets with a registered DTI can now also be issued an ISIN. Currently, there are already 108 ISIN–DTI pairs.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Gazettes IBOR-related Amendments to Clearing Rules

By Editors | 31/10/2023

Subject to negative vetting by LegCo, the rule changes will commence on 1 July 2024.

Market Infrastructure

ICBC Opens Yuan Clearing Banks in Laos, Pakistan

By Editors | 30/10/2023

Besides Laos and Pakistan, new yuan clearing banks have been established in Kazakhstan and Brazil since the start of 2022.

JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.