Markets & Infrastructure

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    HKEX Chief Charles Li to Step Down at Year-end

    By Editors | 29/09/2020

    Charles Li will step down as HKEX Chief Executive on 31 December 2020, but remain as Senior Advisor to the Board for six months.

    Payments & Settlements

    The New Cold War Is Financial

    By Tom Keatinge | 29/09/2020

    Banks and financial infrastructure are emerging as an expanding front in geopolitics, writes RUSI’s Tom Keatinge.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    IBOR Phase-out Plans on Track Despite Covid: Moody’s

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020

    But challenges remain, including limited liquidity in ARR markets, uncertainties on term rates and credit spread adjustments, and operational issues.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Launches Five New MSCI Futures Contracts

    By Editors | 29/09/2020

    The bourse operator also plans to launch an MSCI Taiwan options contract later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    SFC, IA Sign New MoU on Supervisory Cooperation

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    The MoU covers case referrals, joint inspections and investigations, and sharing of information pertaining to products and relevant entities or key persons.

    Trading & Investment

    Singapore’s iFAST to Launch China Private Fund Manager Business

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    iFAST Corporation expects to start selling private funds to qualified onshore individual and institutional investors in China in early 2021.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea Considers Capping Margin Lending, Underwriting Fees

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    Interest rates on margin accounts vary between 4.5% and 9%; underwriting fees vary between 1% and 6% of the total value of the shares.

    AI Risk & Governance

    RegTech Asia 2020: Trends, Review and Outlook

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    How has the regtech industry has weathered the Covid-19 storm and provided support to global initiatives designed to keep our economies moving?

    Payments & Settlements

    PayNow Banks Raise Default Limit for Ad-hoc Transactions

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    Customers can enjoy the convenience of making higher value transfers without adding the recipient as a payee, ABS said in a statement.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan FSC Considers Changes to Capital Market Rules

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/09/2020

    The FSC is examining whether to encourage the development of Internet-only securities companies to cater to investors who are increasingly placing orders online.

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