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Cloud & Infrastructure
ISDA CDM Deployed in UK Digital Regulatory Reporting Pilot
By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2019
The UK initiative is exploring the use of technology to help firms meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of information reported.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Permits Mutual Funds to Trade Commodity Derivatives
By Editors | 23/05/2019
Mutual funds will be allowed to trade exchange-traded commodity derivatives, but cannot invest in physical goods, except through gold ETFs.
Capital Adequacy
Bangladesh Eases Banks’ Stock Exposure Rules to Free Up Capital
By Editors | 22/05/2019
In a bid to boost banking system liquidity, the central bank has excluded investments in non-listed securities from banks’ capital market exposure calculations.
Structural Regulation
MAS Proposes Consolidated Regulation, Licensing for Merchant Banks
By Editors | 22/05/2019
MAS is consulting on proposals to consolidate regulation of merchant banks under the Banking Act, and to move them to a licensing regime.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Publishes Capital Markets Sandbox Framework
By Editors | 22/05/2019
SEBI’s sandbox framework for capital markets innovation comes just weeks after the RBI released its own sandbox framework for banking and payment services.
Credit Risk
Hong Kong-China Arbitration Arrangement a Boon for Lenders
By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2019
The new arrangement enabling Hong Kong-seated arbitrations to seek interim measures from mainland courts represents a step forward for China’s offshore financiers.
Trading & Investment
China to Pilot Cross-Market Bond Index Funds
By Editors | 22/05/2019
The CSRC and PBOC are planning to launch pilot bond index mutual funds that can be traded either on stock exchanges or the interbank market.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Warning Prompts FX Brokers to Halt Overseas Services
By Editors | 21/05/2019
Two Australian FX brokers announced they will stop servicing overseas customers, after ASIC warned they may be breaking the law in other jurisdictions.
Structural Regulation
Hong Kong FRC’s New Oversight Powers Start in October
By Editors | 21/05/2019
The Financial Reporting Council will commence its role as the independent oversight body for auditors of listed companies from 1 October this year.
Trading & Investment
HKEX to Extend After-Hours Session From 17 June
By Editors | 21/05/2019
The enhancement will provide investors greater flexibility during US market hours and improve risk management, HKEX says.
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