Markets & Infrastructure

    Trading & Investment

    Bursa Allows Investors to Accept General Offers Electronically

    By Editors | 07/10/2021

    Previously, investors were required to physically submit a transfer form to their brokers and an offer document for acceptance to the share registrar.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong Announces Initiatives to Bolster Financial Hub Status

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/10/2021

    Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced measures to improve the stock market listing regime and enable RMB-denominated securities in Hong Kong.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Australia Drafts Rules for Financial Advisor Discipinary Matters

    By Editors | 07/10/2021

    The regulations prescribe when ASIC must refer disciplinary matters to the single disciplinary body and which sanctions must be included on the Financial Advisers Register.

    AI Risk & Governance

    BIS Partners with MAS, BOE, ISDA on Data & Analytics Platform

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/10/2021

    Project Ellipse explores the use of ISDA’s Common Domain Model to digitally extract, query and analyse large quantities of data in real-time for supervisory purposes.

    Stablecoins

    PFMI Applies to Global Stablecoins, CPMI & IOSCO Confirm

    By Editors | 07/10/2021

    The transfer function of a stablecoin arrangement is “comparable” to the transfer function performed by other types of financial market infrastructures.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    HK ICAC, FRC to Collaborate on Financial Market Malpractice

    By Editors | 07/10/2021

    The new MoU sets out a framework for cooperation, covering case referrals, joint investigations, information exchange, mutual investigative assistance and training.

    Liquidity Risk

    CBSL Roadmap Outlines Six Month Plan to Stabilise Sri Lanka

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 06/10/2021

    Export proceeds must be repatriated and converted to local currency. The loan moratorium will be unwound gradually. Liquidity support will be provided to banks.

    Climate Risk

    Derivatives Are “Essential” to Carbon Markets: ISDA

    By Editors | 06/10/2021

    Regulatory action is needed to address disproportionately high capital requirements that would be imposed on carbon certificates by FRTB.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Proposes Adjustments to IPO Book Building Framework

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/10/2021

    SEBI says some issuers have been setting “extremely narrow” price bands to camouflage fixed price issues as book built issues.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    SWIFT Publishes Guidelines for Screening ISO 20022 Messages

    By Editors | 06/10/2021

    Richer data in ISO 20022 messages allow financial institutions to potentially reduce false positives in sanctions screening, SWIFT says.

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