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Market Infrastructure
BCBS, CPMI Warn of Continued Risks Associated with FX Settlement
By Editors | 20/12/2020
Expanding the availability of PvP settlement to a wider range of transactions and actors will reduce FX settlement risk and support global financial stability.
AML / KYC
PBOC Publishes Roadmap for Full LEI Adoption in China
By Manesh Samtani | 18/12/2020
By end 2022, LEIs will be used in securities and derivatives trading, risk monitoring, regulatory reporting, listed company supervision and the digital yuan ecosystem.
Market Infrastructure
US Treasury Labels Vietnam, Switzerland as Currency Manipulators
By Editors | 17/12/2020
Taiwan, Thailand, and India have been added to Treasury’s monitoring list. Singapore intervened in the foreign exchange market in a “sustained, asymmetric manner”.
ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong Launches Strategic Plan for Greener Financial Ecosystem
By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2020
A cross-agency steering group has announced a green and sustainable finance strategy for Hong Kong and five key action points.
Fintech / Regtech
Australia’s Domestic Payment Organisations Propose to Amalgamate
By Editors | 17/12/2020
Australia’s eftpos, BPAY Group and NPPA will be preserved as distinct operations under a single Board with a shared roadmap for innovation and investment.
ESG / Sustainability
CDSB and GRI Back IFRS on Sustainability Reporting
By ESG Investor | 17/12/2020
The independent sustainability standards organisations call for increased cohesion between sustainability and financial reporting.
Securities / Derivatives
Fast Growing NBFI Sector Presents Financial Stability Risk: FSB
By Editors | 17/12/2020
NBFI that poses financial stability risk grew by 11.1% in 2019, at a faster pace than the average 7.1% annual growth rate from 2013-18.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX Launches New Sustainability Platform, Plans New ESG Products
By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2020
SGX is bringing third-party ESG ratings to Singapore listed companies and will introduce new ESG-focused investment and risk management products.
Securities / Derivatives
PBOC to Improve Supervision Over Bond Rating Agencies
By Editors | 16/12/2020
PBOC vice president Pan Gongsheng said the development of China’s bond market was being hindered by false high ratings and insufficient discrimination among issuers’ credit risk.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI Consults on New Rules for Index Providers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/12/2020
SEBI proposes rules for index providers that conform to IOSCO requirements, to align India’s practices with those observed in foreign jurisdictions.
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