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    Trading & Investment

    SGX Launches New Trading Engine from Nasdaq

    By Editors | 15/07/2019

    The upgrade standardises and unifies SGX’s operations, messaging and data infrastructure, enabling greater flexibility, speed and cost-efficiency when launching new products and services.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Commences Transition Testing for Enhanced SIBOR

    By Editors | 01/07/2019

    Transition testing will be conducted initially for six months to determine if a transition to the proposed waterfall methodology is possible or if further refinements are needed.

    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.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI Issues Guidelines for Financial Benchmark Administrators

    By Editors | 27/06/2019

    Existing financial benchmark administrators will be notified if their benchmark is considered a “significant benchmark”. They will then have three months to apply for RBI authorisation.

    Structural Regulation

    Korea to Develop New Benchmark Interest Rate

    By Editors | 19/06/2019

    The FSC and BOK have formed a task force to develop a new benchmark interest rate and improve the current method of calculating the existing benchmark.

    Structural Regulation

    GLEIF Welcomes FSB Recommendations to Improve LEI Adoption

    By Editors | 18/06/2019

    The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation will assess how to best align itself to respond and support the FSB’s aim of broader LEI adoption globally.

    Trading & Investment

    Singapore Bourse Pushes into Foreign Exchange Market

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/06/2019

    SGX wants to reduce its reliance on equity index derivatives by aggressively pushing into the FX markets over the next five years.

    Structural Regulation

    Asia Pacific Firms Lagging in LEI Adoption – FSB

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/05/2019

    Although widespread coverage has been achieved in OTC derivatives and securities markets, LEI adoption remains uneven across jurisdictions, with Asia Pacific lagging.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Publishes Capital Markets Sandbox Framework

    By Editors | 22/05/2019

    SEBI’s sandbox framework for capital markets innovation comes just weeks after the RBI released its own sandbox framework for banking and payment services.

    Trading & Investment

    Sri Lanka Signs Dual Bond Listing Deal with London

    By Editors | 14/05/2019

    Colombo’s stock exchange has signed an MoU to list domestic government bonds in London and enable LSEG to support the development of Sri Lanka’s capital markets.

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