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Clearing & Post-Trade
ESMA Recognises India’s MCX Clearing Corp as Third Country CCP
By Editors | 09/12/2019
The recognition allows European participants to apply lower risk weights on their exposures to MCX CCL, which will translate to lower capital requirements.
AI Risk & Governance
Beijing to Pilot Fintech Regulatory Framework
By Editors | 09/12/2019
The pilot will allow the PBOC to explore regulatory tools that it can use as part of a nationwide supervisory framework for fintech.
Alternative Markets
SEBI Proposes Mandatory Benchmarking of Alternative Investment Funds
By Editors | 09/12/2019
Alternative investment funds with at least a three-year track record will have to be benchmarked against industry peers and their performance disclosed to investors.
Market Data & Technology
MiFID II Has Not Delivered Lower Market Data Costs: ESMA
By Editors | 09/12/2019
ESMA is calling for a real-time consolidated tape for equity instruments to improve transparency and remedy the fragmentation in European capital markets.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Reviews Listing Regime for Debt Issues to Professional Investors
By Editors | 09/12/2019
HKEX wants to raise the minimum net asset requirement for issuers from HK$100mn to HK$1bn, and to introduce a minimum debt issuance size of HK$100mn, among other proposals.
Payments & Settlements
Japan Probes Barriers Preventing Fintechs Access to Zengin System
By Editors | 09/12/2019
Japan’s antitrust agency is looking into how banks decide fees for using the national interbank funds transfer system and whether they present an entry barrier for fintechs.
Structural Regulation
China Raises Foreign Ownership Limit for Insurers to 51pc
By Editors | 09/12/2019
The move paves the way for a complete scrapping of the foreign ownership restrictions for insurance joint ventures next year.
Trading & Investment
Shenzhen Exchange Issues Rules for Stock Options Pilot
By Editors | 09/12/2019
The launch of the stock options pilot is part of an initiative to diversify financial products and improve risk management and hedging tools in the Greater Bay Area.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Reducing Settlement Cycles – An Asia Pacific Perspective
By Philippe Dirckx | 09/12/2019
Should the decision be taken to further reduce the settlement period, a number of challenges will have to be overcome, says Senfinasia founder Philippe Dirckx.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Urges Better Conduct from Lead Managers in Mining IPOs
By Editors | 06/12/2019
Among ASIC’s concerns is the prevalence of conflicts of interest, whereby lead managers act for both the company and investing clients while holding direct interests and board seats in the company.
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