SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

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    Market Infrastructure

    BIS Paper Examines Central Clearing in Government Bonds

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/09/2024

    New BIS paper says centrally clearing could help mitigate risks and improve intermediation but introduce different challenges.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HSBC Tests Post-Quantum Cryptography With Tokenised Gold

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2024

    HSBC pilot-tested the ability to move gold tokens across different ledgers while protecting against quantum computing attacks.

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    Enforcement

    SC Malaysia Charges Former CIMB Banker for Securities Fraud

    By Nithya Subramanian | 21/09/2024

    The former banker allegedly defrauded seven investors of MRW 201,000 and carried out unlicensed fund management activities.

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    Market Infrastructure

    ASIC Issues Guidance on Identifying Critical Business Services

    By Thisanka Siripala | 21/09/2024

    ASIC found deficiencies in how market participants are identifying critical business services and notifying the regulator of potentially disruptive events.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    US SEC Adopts Market Reforms, Including Lower Tick Sizes

    By Editors | 21/09/2024

    SEC Chair Gary Gensler said the reforms will help promote greater transparency, competition, fairness, and efficiency in the equity market.

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    Enforcement

    US SEC Fines Macquarie Unit $80m for Overvalued CMOs

    By Nithya Subramanian | 20/09/2024

    The Macquarie unit overvalued odd lot CMO positions and then executed cross trades to push the resulting losses to retail funds.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Hong Kong Market Will Stay Open During Typhoons Starting Monday

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/09/2024

    Market participants accounting for 99.9% of the securities market and all derivatives participants have declared they are fully prepared for the reform.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    French and German Banks Calling on RBI to Adjust Trading Rules

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/09/2024

    The existing rules would not be able to accommodate a third-party trading model proposed as a temporary solution to address ESMA’s derecognition of Indian CCPs.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    India to Introduce Centralised Fee Collection Platform for IAs, RAs

    By Ajoy K Das | 19/09/2024

    The platform will provide an optional mechanism for investment advisers and research analysts to collect fees from clients.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Modifies Valuation Framework for AIF Investment Portfolios

    By Ajoy K Das | 19/09/2024

    AIFs will now have seven months to report valuations based on audited data from investee companies as against six months previously.

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