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Capital Adequacy
Hong Kong SFC to Update Financial Resources Rules
By Garima Chitkara | 22/10/2018
The updates to the FRR include changes on the treatment of foreign currencies, haircuts for some securities and refinements on securities transaction receivables.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Launches Commodity Exchange in Shenzhen
By Editors | 22/10/2018
The Qianhai Mercantile Exchange, controlled by HKEX, unexpectedly began spot trading in alumina on Friday, according to a Reuters report.
Supervision & Enforcement
ASIC Will Use Every Power Available to Punish Dishonest Behaviour – Shipton
By Manesh Samtani | 19/10/2018
The Royal Commission has reinforced that the financial industry has abandoned its core role of being custodians of other peoples’ money, said ASIC chair James Shipton.
Trading & Investment
HSBC Mulls Shanghai Listing through Stock Connect
By Garima Chitkara | 19/10/2018
HSBC could become the first foreign firm to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange through a new Stock Connect link with London, slated to go live at the end of the year.
Capital Adequacy
Basel Invites Feedback On Leverage Ratio Reform
By Garima Chitkara | 19/10/2018
The Basel Committee is inviting feedback on the approach to reforming the leverage ratio as it applies to client cleared derivatives.
Trading & Investment
Chi-X Australia, Deutsche Announce New TraCR Issuances
By Editors | 19/10/2018
Microsoft, JP Morgan, Disney and Facebook will join Apple in becoming Transferable Custody Receipts listed on Chi-X Australia, with more issuances to follow.
Trading & Investment
Japanese Brokers to Seek TSE Compensation for Trading Glitch
By Manesh Samtani | 19/10/2018
Up to 40 brokerages face billions of yen in potential losses on over 100,000 retroactive trades they are duty-bound to make after trading was halted last week due to a connection failure.
Payments & Settlements
New Sandbox Allows Testing of Australia’s NPP via APIs
By Editors | 18/10/2018
SWIFT and NPP Australia have launched a new secure testing environment allowing fintechs to test the capabilities of Australia’s new payments system via APIs.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
APRA Clarifies Accountability Expectations under BEAR in New Paper
By Editors | 18/10/2018
The information paper is aimed at assisting financial institutions to prepare for BEAR implementation, and helping the largest of them refine and embed the regime.
Clearing & Post-Trade
PBOC Launches Tri-party Repos in Interbank Bond Market
By Editors | 18/10/2018
Tri-party repos allow investors to entrust an agent to handle collateral, reducing settlement failure while ensuring effective coverage of risk exposure.
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