Markets & Infrastructure

    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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