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Cloud & Infrastructure
BIS Innovation Hub Can Draw Lessons from GFIN
By Manesh Samtani | 03/07/2020
As the BIS Innovation Hub widens its reach, success will rely on its ability to cultivate a supportive ecosystem which includes financial institutions and innovators alike.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong Offers Wage Subsidy to Local Fintechs
By Editors | 02/07/2020
Fintech companies registered in Hong Kong can apply for a salary subsidy to fill a new full-time position for a maximum of 12 months.
Data Privacy
Taiwan to Tighten Rules on Chinese Investment – Report
By Editors | 02/07/2020
New rules will empower Taiwan’s government to investigate whether funds from Hong Kong or other countries are actually from Chinese investors.
Payments & Settlements
BSP Approves New Payment System Oversight Framework
By Editors | 02/07/2020
The BSP will be empowered to designate a payment system as systemically important, and replace its operator for a failure to satisfy regulatory obligations.
Clearing & Post-Trade
S. Korea Advances OTC Derivatives Reforms
By Editors | 02/07/2020
Cabinet-approved legislative revisions will introduce an OTC derivatives reporting requirement, a licensing system for trade repositories, and penalties for circumventing margin rules.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SocGen Australia Pleads Guilty to Client Money Offences
By Editors | 02/07/2020
SocGen failed to pay client money into segregated authorised bank accounts and made payments out of a client money account that were not permitted.
Trading & Investment
PBOC Finalises Rules on ‘Standardised Note’ Issuance
By Editors | 02/07/2020
Standardised notes will be considered money market instruments, backed by commercial paper which generates cash flows for distribution to investors.
Structural Regulation
India Standardises Stamp Duty on Securities Transactions Nationwide
By Editors | 02/07/2020
India has revised its framework for levying the stamp duty on securities transactions, in a bid to ensure uniformity across the country.
Trading & Investment
SGX to Launch New Taiwan Index Futures Contract
By Editors | 01/07/2020
The launch will help meet the rising demand of US and European investors for access and investment exposure to Taiwan, said SGX Head of Equities Michael Syn.
Structural Regulation
Philippine SEC Seeks Independent Board at Stock Exchange
By Editors | 01/07/2020
The Philippine Stock Exchange currently has three independent directors on its 15-seat board. Under the proposed rules, a majority of the directors will have to be independent.
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