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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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