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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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