Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

SEBI Issues Due Diligence Guidelines for Debenture Trustees

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/11/2020

Debenture trustees will have to independently cerify an issuer’s assets and ensure they are adequate for a proposed issue of debt securities.

Cloud & Infrastructure

DLT Projects in Trade, Trade Finance Have Matured: WTO, TFG

By Editors | 05/11/2020

Research from the WTO and TFG suggests a material acceleration of projects, consortiums and companies using DLT and blockchain within trade and trade finance.

Structural Regulation

CFTC Exempts More Singapore RMOs from SEF Registration

By Editors | 05/11/2020

The move brings the total number of exempted approved exchanges and recognised market operators authorised in Singapore to 13.

Trading & Investment

HKEX to Launch Hang Seng TECH Index Futures, Options

By Editors | 05/11/2020

The new contracts will bring new exposure management tools to the market and give greater product coverage of the technology sector in Hong Kong.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Issues Recommendations to Develop Emerging Capital Markets

By Editors | 04/11/2020

IOSCO outlines the main challenges emerging markets face when developing their capital markets, also exploring opportunities offered by sustainable finance and fintech.

Market Data & Technology

TSE Invites Firms to Test Earnings Report Disclosure in HTML

By Editors | 04/11/2020

Participation is optional and has no additional cost. The objective of the PoC is to validate improvements in the availability of earnings reports to investors.

CBDCs

HKMA Seeks ‘Multi-CBDC Platform’ to Enhance Cross-border Payments

By Manesh Samtani | 04/11/2020

Project Inthanon-LionRock with the BOT is entering its second phase, which will have participation from HKEX, 19 banks, and five corporates.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

New Zealand FMA Proposes New Guidance on KiwiSaver Fees

By Editors | 04/11/2020

The proposed guidance sets out ongoing obligations for KiwiSaver schemes to regularly review their fees to ensure members not being charged unreasonable fees.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC Secures A$10m in Refunds for Customers from Allianz

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/11/2020

Up to 31,000 consumers have been remediated for misconduct relating to the sale of travel insurance through Allianz’s own website and those of its partners.