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Clearing & Post-Trade
ASX Consults on Tranche 1 Rule Changes for CHESS Replacement
By Editors | 18/11/2019
ASX is consulting on the first of three tranches of operating rule amendments required to facilitate the implementation of the CHESS replacement system in April 2021.
Trading & Investment
ISDA Publishes Consultation Results on Benchmark Fallback Parameters
By Editors | 18/11/2019
The majority preferred a historical median spread adjustment with a five year lookback period, and a two-banking-day backward shift adjustment for the compounded setting in arrears rate.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Fostering Customer Trust in the Financial Industry: MAS
By Editors | 18/11/2019
Regulators and FIs alike have an important part to play to build trust in the financial industry, MAS deputy managing director Ong Chong Tee said in a speech on Saturday.
Trading & Investment
China Eases Foreign Access to Interbank FX Derivatives for Hedging
By Editors | 18/11/2019
Under draft measures from SAFE, foreign institutional investors may participate in interbank FX derivatives to manage foreign exchange risk arising from interbank bond investments.
Resolution & Recovery
FSB Prioritises CCP Resilience, Resolvability in Policy Work
By Editors | 15/11/2019
The FSB says it plans to consult on new guidance on evaluating the adequacy of a CCP’s resolution resources, and challenges still remain on aspects of G-SIB resolvability.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Offers Guidance to Help Companies Establish Whistleblower Policies
By Editors | 14/11/2019
ASIC is offering guidance to help companies and implement whistleblower policies. It will be a legal requirement to have a policy in place from 1 January.
Trading & Investment
Malaysia Central Bank Revises Repo Rules
By Editors | 14/11/2019
New rules increase repo transaction tenor to five years and expand the list of eligible securities allowed in repo transactions.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
UPDATED – South Korea Cracks Down on High-Risk Derivatives Sales
By Editors | 14/11/2019
Penalties for mis-selling are being toughened to include fines up to 30 million won and punitive fines up to 50 percent of unfair gains. New standards for professional investors also established.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Regulation Asia Awards: DTCC Wins Market Infrastructure of the Year
By Editors | 14/11/2019
The DTCC has been awarded Market Infrastructure of the Year in the 2nd Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019.
Structural Regulation
Regulation Asia Awards: Herbert Smith Freehills Wins Law Firm of the Year
By Editors | 14/11/2019
Herbert Smith Freehills has been awarded Law Firm of the Year in the 2nd Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019.
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