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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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