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Trading & Investment
ISDA to Add Pre-cessation Trigger to LIBOR Fallback Provisions
By Editors | 16/04/2020
A significant majority of respondents favour including both pre-cessation and permanent cessation fallbacks as standard language in the amended 2006 ISDA Definitions for LIBOR.
Operational Risk
APRA Announces New Commencement Dates for Prudential Standards
By Editors | 16/04/2020
The new commencement dates relate to initial margin requirements and APRA’s prudential standards on information security, credit risk management and related entity exposures.
Trading & Investment
Malaysia, Shenzhen Bourses Enter MoU on Cross-border Collaboration
By Editors | 15/04/2020
The MoU will facilitate the display and joint promotion of Bursa Malaysia and SZSE benchmark indices in each other’s markets.
Structural Regulation
CBIRC Simplifies Administrative Licensing for Trust Companies
By Editors | 15/04/2020
The licensing rules reflect the cancellation of a $1bn asset threshold previously required of foreign financial institutions that invest in domestic trust companies.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cambodia: Securities Regulator to Undergo Digital Transformation
By Editors | 15/04/2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia will develop a digital reporting system and adopt technology requirements in its regulatory framework.
Structural Regulation
Thailand: SET Gets Powers to Respond to Market Disruptions
By Editors | 15/04/2020
In a market disruption event, the SET board now has the power to prohibit short selling and algorithmic trading on the spot, among other measures.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Bangladesh: Bankers Get Incentives to Work During Lockdown
By Editors | 15/04/2020
The central bank has ordered banks pay officers and employees full month salary for 10 days’ work during Covid-19 lockdown.
Structural Regulation
China’s Top Two Brokerage Firms Explore Merger – Report
By Editors | 14/04/2020
A merger between Citic Securities and CSC Financial would create a $67bn investment bank, surpassing the market cao of most other foreign competitors.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Shifts Focus to Ensure Market Integrity, Protect Consumers
By Editors | 14/04/2020
Covid-19 has raised the risk of significant consumer harm and serious breaches of financial services laws, says ASIC chair James Shipton.
Stablecoins
FSB Offers Recommendations on Regulating Global Stablecoins
By Editors | 14/04/2020
The consultative report proposes 10 high-level recommendations for jurisdictional authorities to advance consistent and effective regulation and supervision of global stablecoin arrangements.
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