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Trading & Investment
NZX Has Enhanced its Surveillance Function, says FMA
By Editors | 30/06/2019
The NZX improved its market surveillance function in response to last year’s FMA review. It is also planning to complete a trading system upgrade next year, using NASDAQ technology.
Cloud & Infrastructure
GFiN Publishes Report Reflecting on First Year of Work
By Editors | 27/06/2019
The Global Financial Innovation Network has published a report reflecting on its work over the past year, and its ambitions for the future.
Payments & Settlements
Australian Fintechs Says Banks Are Delaying NPP Adoption
By Editors | 27/06/2019
Earlier this month, the RBA called for an enforceable sanctions regime and possible financial penalties for participants that do not deliver core NPP capabilities on time.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Chair Issues Letter to G20 Ahead of Osaka Summit
By Editors | 27/06/2019
The letter reports on the FSB’s work to monitor financial stability risks, reform implementation progress, and market fragmentation issues.
Anti-Money Laundering
Facebook’s Libra – An Enabler of Money Laundering?
By Charles Delingpole | 26/06/2019
Regulators need to get up to speed with Facebook’s stablecoin technology so they can assess how it mitigates money laundering risks and where its weaknesses lie, says ComplyAdvantage CEO Charles Delingpole.
Cybersecurity
APRA Releases Finalised Guidance on Information Security
By Editors | 26/06/2019
The updated guidance is intended to help regulated entities comply with APRA’s new cross-industry prudential standard on information security, which comes into force on 1 July.
Data Privacy
Regulatory Coordination Needed to Mitigate BigTech Risks: BIS
By Editors | 25/06/2019
An element of risk is BigTechs’ access to data from existing social media, search engines and ecommerce platforms, which raises competition and data privacy issues.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Bangladesh: Three Private Banks Hit by Cyber Attacks
By Editors | 25/06/2019
Hackers stole $3m from Dutch-Bangla Bank using cloned credit cards and cash machines in Cyprus, Russia and Ukraine.
Trading & Investment
Hong Kong SFC Releases 2018-19 Annual Report
By Editors | 24/06/2019
The SFC is working to introduce an investor identification regime for southbound Stock Connect trading in mid-2019, and considering adopting a market-wide circuit breaker mechanism.
Capital Adequacy
BCBS Agrees to Revise Leverage Ratio, Disclosure Requirements
By Editors | 21/06/2019
Margin received from clients allowed to offset cleared derivatives exposure used to calculate leverage ratio. New disclosure requirements will address leverage ratio window dressing.
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