Markets & Infrastructure

    Structural Regulation

    SFTR Reporting Regime Goes Live for Buy-Side Firms

    By Editors | 14/10/2020

    Phase three of the SFTR places reporting obligations on investment funds, insurance companies and pension funds.

    Trading & Investment

    Australian Regulators Urge Adherence to ISDA IBOR Fallbacks

    By Editors | 14/10/2020

    The ISDA IBOR fallbacks protocol and supplement were informed by extensive consultation with industry, including in Australia.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    G20 Ministers Extend DSSI Debt Relief, Welcome FSB, FATF Efforts

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/10/2020

    The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed to extend debt relief for low-income countries for six months, and welcomed efforts by the FSB and FATF.

    Capital Adequacy

    ASX Proposes Single Capital Measure for Clearing Participants

    By Editors | 14/10/2020

    Currently when a participant lends money to its parent or related entity, or invests in subsidiaries, Liquid Capital could be potentially much lower while Core Capital is not impacted.

    Structural Regulation

    RegTech Asia 2020: LIBOR Transition Progress

    By Editors | 14/10/2020

    How has LIBOR transition been progressing in Asia Pacific, and how is technology helping to facilitate transition efforts?

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Issues Update on Work to Address Market Fragmentation

    By Editors | 14/10/2020

    The rapid and coordinated policy response to Covid-19 has underlined policymakers’ awareness of harmful effects of market fragmentation, the FSB says.

    Trading & Investment

    SGX, NZX Seek Partnership to Fuel Growth in Dairy Derivatives

    By Editors | 14/10/2020

    The partnership with SGX will help NZX to unlock and accelerate growth in liquidity and market scale in its dairy derivatives market.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Publishes Letter to G20 Ahead of Virtual Meeting

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/10/2020

    The letter describes the FSB’s work to address issues of financial innovation and technology, promote a resilient and integrated global financial system, and address market fragmentation.

    Structural Regulation

    Sri Lanka SEC to Overhaul Capital Market Rules in Stages

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 13/10/2020

    “The market has evolved over the past ten years and technology has also raised the bar. There is a need to be in line with the times,” SEC Chairman Viraj Dayaratne told Regulation Asia.

    Structural Regulation

    StanChart Seeks Regulatory Approval for China Securities Unit

    By Editors | 13/10/2020

    The CSRC has accepted an application from Standard Chartered Hong Kong to set up a securities firm in the mainland.

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