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Payments & Settlements
Foreign Banks to Benefit from China’s New Payment System
By Editors | 31/03/2015
Foreign banks stand to benefit from the launch this year of China’s international payment system (CIPS), which is seen to end the monopoly that China’s renminbi clearing banks enjoy.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Singapore Plans Position Accounts for Central Depository Members
By Editors | 31/03/2015
To boost the post-trade environment of the Singapore securities market, Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to introduce position accounts for clearing members of the Central Depository (CDP).
Payments & Settlements
Singapore, London Lead RMB Adoption Outside HK, Says SWIFT
By Editors | 30/03/2015
Singapore and London are playing an increasingly important role in the adoption of the Chinese currency in global payments outside Hong Kong, said global transaction services organization SWIFT.
Clearing & Post-Trade
DTCC Urges Action Ahead of Next OTC Reporting Phase
By Editors | 25/03/2015
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has urged institutions to stay ahead of reporting deadlines under the next phase of Australia’s derivatives market reporting rules, which will be implemented next month.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO’s New Code to Boost Transparency in Credit Ratings
By Editors | 25/03/2015
Credit rating agencies are adopting a new code of conduct that should enhance transparency and promote the integrity of the credit rating process.
Structural Regulation
PBOC Plans to Relax RMB Capital Controls, Seeks SDR Inclusion
By Editors | 23/03/2015
People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan has vowed to further liberalize capital account controls this year in an apparent bid to convince the International Monetary Fund to recognize the renminbi as an international reserve currency.
Trading & Investment
China Allows Trade of New Index Futures in April
By Editors | 22/03/2015
China has allowed trade of two new types of stock index futures on the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) next month.
Trading & Investment
China’s SHFE to Launch Nickel, Tin Futures Trade
By Editors | 17/03/2015
China’s Shanghai Futures Exchange will launch nickel and tin futures trading on March 27, 2015.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Wants More Liquidity from Chinese IPO Candidates
By Editors | 16/03/2015
The wave of Chinese companies listing on the Australian stock exchange in the past three years, many with less than 2% free float, has raised concern on whether initial public offering (IPO) rules should require better liquidity from foreign businesses.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Seeks Power to Ban Bank Products
By Editors | 12/03/2015
Australian Securities and Investments Commission is seeking additional powers to better regulate banks, and to intervene in the sale of products that harm consumers.
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