Markets & Infrastructure

Stablecoins

Securities Market Principles Can Be Applied to Stablecoins: IOSCO

By Editors | 25/03/2020

Preliminary analysis concludes that the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures could apply to the global stablecoin arrangements, among other principles and standards.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Grants Compliance Relief to Fund Managers, Brokers, Issuers

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The new measures include relief from mutual fund policy initiatives, penalty provision exemptions for brokers, and various deadline extensions.

Liquidity Risk

S. Korea Announces Emergency Financial Aid Package

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The 100-trillion-won package includes funding for businesses, two market stabilisation funds, support for new bond issuance and liquidity support for brokerage firms.

Market Data & Technology

TAIFEX Launches Real-time Data Feed for Derivatives

By Editors | 24/03/2020

Deutsche Börse is the licensor of TAIFEX market data to international clients, allowing them to access data products offered by both exchanges under a single licence agreement.

Trading & Investment

Malaysia Suspends Short-selling, Grants Relief to Licensed Entities

By Editors | 24/03/2020

The short-selling suspension will last until 30 April 2020. Annual licensing fees will be waived. CPE and professional training requirements will be eased.

Data Privacy

Singapore, Australia Agree to Promote Data Connectivity, Digital Economy

By Editors | 23/03/2020

Singapore and Australia have committed to allowing financial institutions to choose where their data is stored and prohibiting data localisation, among a raft of other agreements.

Trading & Investment

Bangladesh Introduces Unusual Circuit Breaker Mechanism

By Editors | 23/03/2020

Individual stocks will not be allowed to fall below their average closing prices of the preceding five days, and trading is curtailed to just three hours a day.

Structural Regulation

SC Malaysia Grants Regulatory Flexibilities to Market Participants

By Editors | 23/03/2020

The deadlines for market participants to comply with regulatory requirements relating to submissions and training requirements have been extended.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

EU, US, UK Authorities Grant Relief on Call Recording Rules

By Editors | 23/03/2020

ESMA, the CFTC and the FCA have each indicated that financial firms can consider alternative mitigating steps in circumstances where call recording with clients is not possible.