Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

BIS Paper Outlines Key Approaches for Bank Cyber Stress Tests

By Manesh Samtani | 19/04/2026

New FSI Brief details two distinct approaches for supervisors designing and implementing cyber resilience stress testing exercises for banks.

Securities / Derivatives

ISLA Expands Jurisdictional Scope, Coverage of GMSLA Netting Opinions

By Editors | 18/04/2026

ISLA has updated its legal opinions, providing legal certainty for netting and expanding scope to new jurisdictions and digital assets.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Currency Curbs Drive Foreign Investors from Indian Markets

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/04/2026

Recent foreign exchange restrictions by RBI have significantly increased hedging costs, prompting outflows from bonds and equities.

Market Infrastructure

GBBC Expands Blockchain Risk Framework to Layer 2 Systems

By Manesh Samtani | 17/04/2026

Global working group released an updated framework to help FIs manage the non-financial risks of using public blockchains.

Market Infrastructure

Vietnam Taps London Stock Exchange for Financial Hub Development

By Mark Johnston | 17/04/2026

A series of agreements aim to connect Vietnamese firms to international capital markets and support Ho Chi Minh City’s ambitions to become a next-generation financial centre.

Securities / Derivatives

OJK Indonesia Launches Roadmaps for Derivatives and Sustainable Finance

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/04/2026

OJK has released two five-year plans to deepen market infrastructure, enhance investor protection, and boost ESG-linked financing.

Trending

Anthropic's 'Mythos' AI Sparks Emergency Response in Asia Pacific

By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2026

Regulators in South Korea and Australia are holding emergency talks with industry over a new AI model deemed too dangerous for public release.

Fintech / Regtech

Indian Banks, Brokers to Take Stakes in Sahamati Ahead of SRO Role

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/04/2026

The move aligns with the RBI's framework for creating a self-regulatory organisation for the Account Aggregator data-sharing network.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Exchange Explores Move to T+1 Stock Settlement

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/04/2026

A joint team from KRX, KSD and KOFIA will visit New York and London to study the implementation and risk mitigation strategies of a shorter settlement cycle.