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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia: Changes to the Banking Code of Practice Go Live
By Editors | 02/03/2020
The changes include guaranteed features for basic bank accounts and the removal of overdraft and dishonour fees on basic, low fee or no fee accounts.
Structural Regulation
Indonesia Halts Fintech Registrations Amid Lack of Supervisory Capacity
By Editors | 01/03/2020
The OJK has temporarily halted new registrations from fintech firms to dedicate its supervisory resources on ensuring the quality of existing firms.
Operational Risk
WFE: Exchanges, CCPs Implementing Advanced, Embedded ERM
By Editors | 01/03/2020
Market infrastructures – exchanges and CCPs – are implementing advanced and embedded enterprise risk management right across their organisations, the WFE says.
Trading & Investment
ICMA Publishes High-Level Guidance on IBOR Transition
By Editors | 01/03/2020
The ‘Quick Guide’ provides a high-level overview of 11 key areas relating to the transition from IBORs (including LIBOR) to risk free rates in the international bond market.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Trade Bodies Publish EMIR Reporting Best Practices Matrix
By Editors | 01/03/2020
The best practice matrix is aimed at providing an agreed and standardised market guide for firms to use to comply with EMIR trade reporting requirements.
Structural Regulation
Entities Allowed to Operate in Gift City Without Forming New Company
By Editors | 28/02/2020
According to SEBI, entities can offer financial services in Gift City in connection with the securities market without forming a separate company.
Structural Regulation
All SGX Issuers Can Apply for Time Extension to Hold AGM
By Editors | 28/02/2020
The two-month extension for companies to hold their AGM applies to all issuers that need more time, irrespective of their place of business or operations.
Trading & Investment
SEBI to Allow Investors Direct Access to Mutual Funds via Stock Exchanges
By Editors | 28/02/2020
The change would allow investors to bypass distributors, investments advisers and other intermediaries when purchasing and redeeming mutual fund units.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Indonesia CSD Goes Live with Nasdaq Technology
By Editors | 28/02/2020
The new CSD platform operates at a rate 40 times faster than the previous system, with the ability to manage up to 80,000 settlement instructions per minute.
Structural Regulation
RBI Lifts Branch Opening Restrictions for Bandhan Bank
By Editors | 28/02/2020
The ban was imposed in September 2018 for the bank’s failure to reduce its promoter’s ownership below a 40% ceiling within three years of its commencement.
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