Markets & Infrastructure

    Trading & Investment

    SET Scraps Lunch Break for Trading Cross Border Products

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The move is aimed at increasing the overlap time for trading between the Thai and ASEAN stock exchanges.

    Structural Regulation

    Japan FSA Issues New Guidance on Asset Manager Registration

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The guidebook is aimed at facilitating the smooth entry of asset management and other financial instruments businesses into Japan’s capital markets.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Vietnam Central Bank, Two Others Invited to Join BIS Membership

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The central banks of Vietnam, Kuwait and Morocco have been invited to become BIS members, the first expansion of its member base since 2011.

    Structural Regulation

    SFC Lifts UBS Underwriting Suspension Two Months Early

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The SFC is satisfied that UBS has adequate and effective systems, controls, policies and procedures to enable compliance with all requirements in relation to its sponsor business.

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Amends Penalties Framework for Payments System Operators

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The new penalty for violations will be capped at 500,000 rupees, or double the amount of contravention, whichever is higher.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Fintech Awarded Philippine Licence to Operate Digital Bank

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    TONIK Digital Bank will be the first “pure-play” digital bank in Southeast Asia, focusing on retail deposits and consumer loans.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    ASIC to Audit Broker Sales of Listed Investment Funds

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    ASIC is reviewing whether sales commissions paid by fund managers to brokers or financial advisers to sell funds compromise the best interests of investors.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SEBI Launches Fresh Probe into NSE for Data Leak

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The alleged leaks are said to have involved documents related to NSE policy decisions, internal studies and board meeting minutes.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    Legal Certainty Needed to Advance DLT Adoption in Derivatives

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    ISDA, Clifford Chance, R3 and the Singapore Academy of Law have published a new whitepaper analysing the legal issues relating to the use of smart derivatives contracts on a distributed ledger.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Thailand Developing Foundation for Digital Banking – Report

    By Editors | 14/01/2020

    The efforts are aimed at developing data from non-financial sources, an electronic identification system, and a suitable regulatory framework.

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