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Market Data & Technology
Communication Breakdown
By Peter Guy | 09/10/2017
WhatsApp et al have widened a grey area in compliance rival financial messaging services are trying to exploit.
Payments & Settlements
Singapore Enters 2nd Phase of Blockchain-based Payments Trial
By Editors | 09/10/2017
Trial has already been completed on interbank transfers; blockchain programme will be extended to include securities sector as well as payments.
Trading & Investment
Top CSRC Official Calls on Derivatives Industry to Develop OTC Options
By Samuel Riding | 04/10/2017
Vice chair Fang Xinghai says stock index futures market has been ‘substantially restored’ since outright ban in September 2015.
Cybersecurity
Vietnam to Increase Scrutiny of Electronic Trading for Security Loopholes
By Editors | 04/10/2017
Brokerages will be required to report more data, ensure their systems are transparent, fair, secure and compliant with national laws.
Market Data & Technology
CPMI, IOSCO Call for Uniformity in UPI Creation, Reporting
By Editors | 02/10/2017
Report proposes that each UPI maps to reference data which indirectly describes an OTCD product without identifying transaction details.
Structural Regulation
Singapore Boosts Banks in Battle vs Fintech Firms
By Samuel Riding | 02/10/2017
Banks allowed to provide broader range of services including online sale of consumer goods; MAS cites ‘increasing competition from non-bank players’.
Cloud & Infrastructure
HKMA Launches Smart Banking Initiative Including Enhanced Sandbox
By Samuel Riding | 29/09/2017
In addition to the enhanced sandbox, HKMA will also work on a new payment system, minimising regulatory friction in onboarding and other services.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Asia Pacific FIs Enter New Era of Accountability
By Editors | 28/09/2017
Australian bankers rail against short deadline for comments on BEAR, which mirrors Hong Kong’s recently introduced MiC.
Trading & Investment
Equivalence not Regulatory Harmonisation the Answer for Asian FX
By Editors | 28/09/2017
GFMA, KPMG report suggests the number of liquidity providers will decline; market participants can’t expect harmonised regulatory environment.
Alternative Markets
Hong Kong Considering Tax Breaks for PE Managers
By Editors | 28/09/2017
Government and trade bodies view PE as means of increasing support for Hong Kong Start-ups, keeping pace with Singapore and the UK.
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