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Market Abuse
US, UK Agencies Work to Clean Up Credit Derivatives Market
By Editors | 24/09/2019
In a joint statement, the SEC, CFTC and FCA have pledged to work together to address “opportunistic strategies” that harm the credit derivatives market.
Trading & Investment
Civil Unrest Forces Brokers to Exit Hong Kong Market
By Editors | 24/09/2019
Since the Hong Kong protests began in June, ten brokerage firms have reportedly exited the market amid lower turnover and shrinking commission revenues.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Thailand, Clearstream Go Live with Cross-Border Funds Link
By Editors | 24/09/2019
The new link allows international investors to access Thailand’s funds market, and Thai investors to access more than 190,000 funds on Clearstream’s platform.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Enlists Investment Banks to Help with LSEG Bid
By Editors | 24/09/2019
HKEX has reportedly brought in UBS, Credit Suisse and HSBC to help it engage with LSEG shareholders and provide advice on its recently-rejected bid to takeover the London bourse.
Trading & Investment
Philippine Insurers Permitted to Borrow, Lend Securities
By Editors | 24/09/2019
The move is aimed at helping the insurance industry to broaden their investment options, diversify their portfolios, and more actively participate in capital market development.
Structural Regulation
Vietnam to Consolidate Exchanges Under Single Entity
By Editors | 23/09/2019
Under the new structure, HOSE will focus on operating the stock market and the HNX will focus on derivatives and bond markets.
Structural Regulation
Japan to Tighten Approval Threshold for Foreign Investment
By Editors | 23/09/2019
The stricter rules could create a significant new hurdle to investment in Japan, with foreign fund managers reportedly describing their effect as “chilling”.
Custody & Infrastructure
Automating Regulatory Compliance in DLT-based Markets: BIS Paper
By Manesh Samtani | 23/09/2019
The paper makes the case for a “embedded supervision”, a regulatory framework that automates compliance monitoring using the information in a distributed ledger.
Structural Regulation
ISDA Issues Guidance on Executing Trades on Recognised Venues
By Editors | 23/09/2019
The guides describe how cross-border trading will work following the CFTC-MAS, CFTC-FSA and EC-MAS agreements on mutual recognition of derivatives trading venues.
Structural Regulation
Singapore Convention Ushers in New Era for International Mediation
By Amanda Lees | 23/09/2019
The Singapore Convention further legitimises mediation as a viable method of cross-border dispute resolution, say Amanda Lees and Eric Chan at Simmons & Simmons.
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