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Trading & Investment
Japanese FIs Still Have $24tr in LIBOR Exposures – Report
By Editors | 20/05/2021
The December 2020 figure is down only slightly from the $27.5tr of contracts referencing LIBOR 18 months earlier at the end of June 2019.
Payments & Settlements
BSP Tests new RTGS System Ahead of June 2021 Go-Live
By Editors | 20/05/2021
The BSP is testing the new peso RTGS system with banks and other participating institutions to determine readiness for go-live in June 2021.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Postpones Investment Ban on ‘Chinese Military Companies’
By Editors | 20/05/2021
The two-week delay is needed to craft a stronger policy to prohibit trades in companies connected to the Chinese military, including to evaluate the companies on the list.
Market Abuse
ASIC Fines Macquarie Securities A$126,000 Over Algorithm Failure
By Editors | 19/05/2021
Macquarie Securities was meant to conduct a share buyback for a client via ordinary trading, but the trade went through ASX Centre Point, a dark market.
Trading & Investment
JPX Establishes Working Group to Enhance Equity Market
By Editors | 19/05/2021
The working group will discuss trading system resilience and functionality, a possible extension of trading hours, and the introduction of holiday trading.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Consults on Framework for New Gold Exchange
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/05/2021
The proposed gold exchange would facilitate trading in so-called ‘Electronic Gold Receipts’, and help to improve transparency and price discovery.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Approves China’s First Tradeable Infrastructure REITs
By Editors | 18/05/2021
Five REITs will be traded in Shanghai, while another four will be traded in Shenzhen. The nine projects will raise an estimated CNY 30 billion.
Trading & Investment
Japan to Start Holiday Trading in Derivatives in Sep 2022
By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2021
Osaka Exchange and Tokyo Commodity Exchange will begin holiday trading in index and commodity futures and options in September 2022.
Trading & Investment
Macau: AMCM to Advance Training Initiatives for Financial Sector
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/05/2021
The training initiatives will help develop the local financial sector and help Macau prepare for the Wealth Management Connect scheme.
Liquidity Risk
Myanmar Banks Face Cash Crisis as CBM Withholds Reserves
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/05/2021
CBM is not returning some of the reserves it holds for private banks leaving them with no cash to replenish own vaults with cash for their customers.
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