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Fintech / Regtech
Korea Joins Regional Peers in Adopting AI-based Market Surveillance
By JP Reimann | 08/05/2018
KRX launches new market surveillance system based on artificial intelligence; reduces time to secure data on suspicious transactions from 5 days to 1 hour.
Market Infrastructure
Fintech a Key Enabler for Financial Firms – DTCC
By Manesh Samtani | 07/05/2018
Markets safer and more resilient 10 years post-GFC, but regulatory complexities and rapidly-changing risk landscapes persist as challenges to the industry.
Fintech / Regtech
UPDATED – APRA Grants First ‘Restricted ADI’ License Under New Framework
By JP Reimann | 07/05/2018
Newly released restricted ADI licencing framework allows entities to conduct a limited range of activities for two years before fully meeting regulatory requirements.
Market Infrastructure
China Set to Revive RQDII with New Safeguards
By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2018
Central bank forbids RQDII investors from exchanging the yuan for foreign currencies in offshore CNY investments.
Market Infrastructure
CCPs Failing on Risk Management, Recovery Planning – IOSCO
By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2018
Latest report on implementation of IOSCO’s Principles of Financial Market Infrastructures raises concerns about the speed of progress for CCPs putting in place risk management and recovery planning measures.
Market Infrastructure
ASIC Updates Financial Markets Licensing Regime
By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2018
New regulatory guidance will designate and license financial markets based on their risk and systemic importance to the Australian economy; changes said to incorporate technological and risk concerns.
Market Infrastructure
China Issues Draft Rules for Depository Receipt Issuance
By Manesh Samtani | 07/05/2018
Rules include requirements related to investor protection, information disclosures; Shanghai-London Stock Connect to allow cross listings of depository receipts.
Market Infrastructure
China Upgrades Interbank Payment System in Phase Two Launch
By JP Reimann | 04/05/2018
CIPS phase two launch extends operating hours to 24 hours on working days, among other improvements to expand participation globally and better meet participants’ needs.
Market Infrastructure
SEBI Issues New Risk Management Guidelines for Derivatives
By Editors | 04/05/2018
Guidelines to take effect in June specify margin calculation methods, collection and enforcement norms, and method of calculation of trading and clearing members’ liquid net worth, effective from June.
Market Infrastructure
Indian Exchanges Seek CFTC Approval for GIFT City Derivatives
By Garima Chitkara | 04/05/2018
NSE and BSE are looking to sell derivatives traded at GIFT City exchanges to American investors; aimed at countering competition with SGX, which is launching its own Indian equity derivatives offering in June.
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