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Trading & Investment
HKEX to Roll Out New Market Access Platform on 27 September
By Editors | 15/09/2021
The change is expected to improve latency, deliver higher performance, and provide greater flexibility to implement new functionalities in the future.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Australia: Members Equity Bank Facing 62 Criminal Charges
By Editors | 15/09/2021
ASIC says ME Bank made false or misleading representations about interest rates and repayment amounts to home loan clients.
Trading & Investment
Southbound Bond Connect to Launch on 24 September
By Editors | 15/09/2021
Southbound trading under Bond Connect will have an initial daily quota of CNY 20 billion and an annual quota of CNY 500 billion.
Structural Regulation
Korean Tech Giants Told to Comply with Consumer Protection Law
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2021
The FSC and FSS have ordered Kakao and Naver to alter or halt the sale of financial products online and register as brokerages by 24 September.
Structural Regulation
Australia Appoints Inaugural Members to FRAA
By Editors | 15/09/2021
Nicholas Moore, ex-CEO of Macquarie Group, has been appointed as Chair of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority, which will oversee ASIC and APRA.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Bursa Malaysia to Explore Dematerialised Structured Warrants
By Editors | 15/09/2021
Digital Asset, VMware, Macquarie Capital Securities and Maybank Investment Bank will participate in the dematerialisation proof-of-concept.
Payments & Settlements
RBI Opens Applications for Third Sandbox Cohort
By Editors | 15/09/2021
Six entities from the first cohort on retail payments have exited the sandbox. The second cohort on cross-border payments is commencing testing this month.
Trading & Investment
APLMA, TMA Issue Guidance on SOFR Adoption in Loan Markets
By Manesh Samtani | 15/09/2021
The HKMA said it supports the publication of the new information note, which sets out options to replace USD LIBOR with SOFR in loan contracts.
Payments & Settlements
Singapore, India to Enable Real-time Cross-border Payments
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2021
The PayNow-UPI linkage will be implemented in July 2022, enabling faster and lower cost fund transfers between Singapore and India.
Structural Regulation
Malaysia, Thailand Invite Banks to Become ‘Qualified ASEAN Banks’
By Manesh Samtani | 15/09/2021
The initiative is part of the April 2019 bilateral arrangement between BNM and BOT under the ASEAN Banking Integration Framework.
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