Markets & Infrastructure

    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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