Markets & Infrastructure

    Trading & Investment

    UBS Becomes First Foreign Bank to Offer Family Trusts in China

    By Editors | 28/07/2021

    UBS (China) Ltd will provide advisory services to high-net-worth households and offer family trust solutions that integrate wealth preservation and transfer.

    Structural Regulation

    Sumitomo Mitsui Seeks Approval to Launch China Brokerage

    By Editors | 28/07/2021

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and SMBC Nikko Securities filed a joint application with the CSRC on Tuesday.

    Payments & Settlements

    Eftpos Explores Better Access to Electronic Payments by Fintechs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/07/2021

    A new committee has been formed with FinTech Australia to facilitate discussion on enhancing fintech firms’ access to the eftpos network.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    MAS to Review Liability Framework for Card Scams by Year-end

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/07/2021

    The Singapore police received 89 reports of fraudulent card transactions performed with SMS OTPs between September 2020 and February 2021.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Requires Segregation, Monitoring of Client Collateral

    By Editors | 27/07/2021

    The framework seeks to address previous instances of brokers defaulting and misusing clients’ securities and funds.

    Structural Regulation

    RBNZ, FMA Consult on Implementation of FMI Act

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    The consultation seeks views on how financial market infrastructures will be identified as systemically important and the proposed approach to developing standards.

    Market Data & Technology

    New Body Formed to Promote Open Standards for Capital Markets

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    The GLML Foundation is developing general-purpose legal markup language as an open data standard for capital markets.

    Structural Regulation

    Thailand SEC Consults on Securities Law Revisions

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    The amended Securities and Exchange Act will promote cooperation between financial market regulators including the SEC, BOT and OIC.

    Payments & Settlements

    GFXC Updates FX Global Code to Promote PvP Settlement

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2021

    The changes place greater importance on the use of PvP settlement where available, and provide guidance on risk reduction where PvP settlement is not in use.

    Data Privacy

    Chinese Firms Redirect IPOs From New York to Hong Kong

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/07/2021

    Chinese authorities are considering severe penalties for Didi Chuxing, which proceeded with its New York IPO despite being asked to first submit to a cybersecurity review.

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