MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

    Fintech / Regtech

    CPMI, IOSCO Call for Uniformity in UPI Creation, Reporting

    By Editors | 02/10/2017

    Report proposes that each UPI maps to reference data which indirectly describes an OTCD product without identifying transaction details.

    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore Boosts Banks in Battle vs Fintech Firms

    By Samuel Riding | 02/10/2017

    Banks allowed to provide broader range of services including online sale of consumer goods; MAS cites ‘increasing competition from non-bank players’.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Insolvency Information Utility Granted 5-year License

    By Editors | 02/10/2017

    Bank-owned NESL wins license to operate utility which shares information on financial contracts as part of efforts to clean up bad loans.

    Enforcement

    Asia Pacific FIs Enter New Era of Accountability

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Australian bankers rail against short deadline for comments on BEAR, which mirrors Hong Kong’s recently introduced MiC.

    Market Infrastructure

    Equivalence not Regulatory Harmonisation the Answer for Asian FX

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    GFMA, KPMG report suggests the number of liquidity providers will decline; market participants can’t expect harmonised regulatory environment.

    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong Considering Tax Breaks for PE Managers

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Government and trade bodies view PE as means of increasing support for Hong Kong Start-ups, keeping pace with Singapore and the UK.

    Capital / Liquidity

    State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    Volte Facebook – Asian Regulators Should Beware Multi-class Shares

    By Peter Guy | 25/09/2017

    Asian exchanges and regulators need to learn the latest lesson about how multiple share structures can be abused, and stopped.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX

    By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

    Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion

    By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

    Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.

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