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Fintech / Regtech
RBA Launches New Project to Explore Wholesale CBDC
By Editors | 03/11/2020
The RBA has partnered with CBA, NAB, Perpetual and ConsenSys to explore if there is a future role for a wholesale CBDC in the Australian payments system.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Unveils Financial Infrastructure Project to Facilitate SME Lending
By Manesh Samtani | 02/11/2020
The HKMA is working with banks to study the feasibility of the ‘Commercial Data Interchange’, a new financial infrastructure to facilitate financial intermediation.
Market Infrastructure
China Further Opens Domestic Markets to Foreign Investors
By Manesh Samtani | 01/11/2020
Qualified foreign investors can lend out and borrow stock holdings to enable their use in short-selling, and trade equity index futures on the CFFEX.
Market Infrastructure
PBOC to Scrap Market Maker Approval Process in Interbank Market
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/11/2020
The PBOC proposes to allow banks and securities firms to only sign an agreement with trading platforms to conduct market making business.
Big Picture
ESG Risk Disclosure Standards Would Support Bank Stress Tests – Fitch
By ESG Investor | 01/11/2020
Ratings agency puts case for integration of ESG risks into financial reporting using “common set of internationally comparable metrics”.
Market Infrastructure
New York to Provide Safe Harbour from LIBOR-related Litigation
By Editors | 30/10/2020
The legislation provides a safe harbor under New York law from litigation for the use of the recommended benchmark replacement.
ESG / Sustainability
RBNZ Governor Calls for Collective Response to Climate Risks
By Shruti Khairnar | 30/10/2020
RBNZ has started reporting its own verified carbon footprint in its annual report, and is working on integrating climate risks into its supervision frameworks.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Consults on Amendments to D-SIB Framework
By Editors | 30/10/2020
The amendments are aimed at improving the assessment of banks’ complexity in the D-SIB identification process, and reducing the weight of the size factor, among other changes.
Market Infrastructure
ASX Extends Go-live of CHESS Replacement to April 2023
By Manesh Samtani | 29/10/2020
The one-year extension over what was proposed in June reflects a need for more post-trade processing capacity, highlighted by March’s extreme increases in trading volumes.
Market Infrastructure
Global UPI Adoption a Key Focus for DSB in Year Ahead
By Editors | 28/10/2020
The DSB has expanded its Technology Advisory Committee to reflect the geographic diversity that will underpin the global UPI implementation effort.
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