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AML / KYC
Australia: Budget Measures Provide Boost to Scam Prevention
By Editors | 30/10/2022
The budget also includes funding for APRA and ASIC to increase their staff numbers, an independent review of the carbon market, and the introduction of climate reporting standards.
ESG / Sustainability
HKEX Launches Carbon Market to Support Net Zero Transition
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/10/2022
The new platform will allow participants to source, hold, trade, settle and retire voluntary carbon credits from internationally-certified carbon projects.
Market Infrastructure
China Eases Foreign Investment Access With New Catalogue, Incentives
By Editors | 30/10/2022
The catalogue lists 519 sectors in which foreign investment are encouraged. Measures to facilitate foreign investment and attract foreign talent were also announced.
Market Infrastructure
SWIFT Defers ISO 20022 Migration to March 2023
By Editors | 28/10/2022
The new start date is aligned with the ECB’s decision to delay the launch of T2. The new 20 March 2023 start date is “definitive”, SWIFT said.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX Suspends VCM on HSI Futures Due to Software Issue
By Editors | 28/10/2022
An external vendor is preparing a software update to fix an issue that caused the VCM to be inadvertently triggered on Tuesday.
Capital / Liquidity
BOK Offers More Measures to Stabilise Korean Markets
By Editors | 28/10/2022
BOK eased its collateral policies and opened a new repo facility. The FSC adjusted the loan-to-deposit ratio. KSFC and KDB are providing liquidity to securities firms.
Market Infrastructure
Don’t Overlook the Value of LEI
By Joseph Capablanca | 28/10/2022
DTCC’s Joseph Capablanca discusses the importance of the LEI for improving transparency, cutting costs, and reducing operational risk in the global financial industry.
Market Infrastructure
Refinitiv Launches Prototype Forward-Looking €STR Term Rate
By Editors | 27/10/2022
The prototype rate can be used in testing to prepare for the introduction of robust fallback language in EURIBOR contracts.
Market Infrastructure
BSE India Launches Trading in Electronic Gold Receipts
By Editors | 27/10/2022
Individual investors as well as commercial participants like importers, banks, refiners, and jewellery manufacturers can participate.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Innovation Hub Releases mBridge Report, Sets Out Next Steps
By Editors | 27/10/2022
The mBridge project team will continue working to get to a minimum viable product that can be used by early adopters next year.
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