Markets & Infrastructure

Trading & Investment

Philippines’ 1st DDS to List Next Month

By Samuel Riding | 28/03/2017

Two firms confirmed as eligible brokers; BDO Unibank the designated settlement bank.

Trading & Investment

How Regulatory Repackaging Could Revive Active Fund Managers

By Peter Guy | 27/03/2017

A new ruling in the US could reverse the torrent of money moving from active to passive funds.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Merrill Lynch Units’ $1.9mn Fine Could Have Been Much Larger – HK SFC

By Samuel Riding | 27/03/2017

One unit advised on futures contracts for more than 10 years without the required license.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Asia Set to Withstand Regulatory Uncertainty – IMF

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2017

Regional representative Geoffrey Heenan addresses potential ‘balkanisation’ in regulatory reform.

Liquidity Risk

Philippines to Ink 2 ABIF Agreements Next Month

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2017

Outside regional framework, six banks are negotiating individual deals to set up operations.

Payments & Settlements

SGX Accepts Order to Improve Resilience

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2017

Exchange needs to improve six measures over the next 24 months, will contribute costs.

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKEX Subsidiary Launches OTC Client Clearing

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2017

OTC Clear can also accept some types of non-cash collateral.

Custody & Infrastructure

ASIC Sets out Blockchain Regulatory Framework

By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017

Regulator will ask six questions to assess a DLT’s regulatory compliance.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Updated – MAS Raises Spectre of Algo ‘Contagion’

By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017

Singapore regulator using clustering, network analysis; to set up supervisory technology unit.