Markets & Infrastructure

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Orders Faster Liquidation of Defaulting Brokers’ Assets

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Stock exchanges and clearing corporations should sell brokers’ securities if debit balances are not cleared in 5 days, and to sell other broker assets six months after the default.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korea to Amend Law to Protect Private Equity Fund Investors

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    The revisions will enhance oversight and risk assessment of private equity funds, and prevent illiquid funds from being marketed to retail investors.

    Payments & Settlements

    SAFE Eases Administrative Burden of Bank Statistical Reporting

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Rule revisions relax requirements for banks to print foreign payment and collection vouchers, while also clarifying electronic forms and vouchers may be used in submissions.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    CFTC Settles Charges Against Citi Over Deleted Audio Recordings

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Citi’s audio preservation system deleted more than 2.77 million audio files, including recordings that were subject to a December 2017 CFTC subpoena.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    CHESS Replacement ‘Critical’ to Manage Systemic Risk: RBA

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Replacing CHESS with more modern technology is critical to ASX’s ongoing management of systemic risk, said RBA assistant governor Michele Bullock.

    Trading & Investment

    Hardware Failure Causes Full Day Closure at Tokyo Exchange

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    The TSE apologised for inconvenience caused to investors and said it is replacing the faulty hardware. Trading is expected to resume Friday.

    Trading & Investment

    SONIA Quoting Conventions to be Adopted in UK Swaps Market

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Interdealer brokers should base quotes in the sterling swaps market on SONIA rather than LIBOR from 27 October, the FCA and BOE say.

    Trading & Investment

    DBS, ICBC Issue First Club Loan Pegged to SORA

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    The SORA-pegged club loan coupled with a cross-currency swap, which provides added certainty on interest rates and swap SGD proceeds into USD.

    Structural Regulation

    Two More Virtual Banks Launch in Hong Kong

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/10/2020

    Ant Bank and Ping An OneConnect Bank launched virtual banks in Hong Kong. Fusion Bank is the only virtual bank that has not yet commenced operations.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SFC Sets Minimum Period for Client Access to Trade Documents

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Intermediaries have one year to align the minimum online retrieval period of their posted trade documents with the new requirements.

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