Markets & Infrastructure

Cloud & Infrastructure

Malaysia Securities Commission Unveils Regulatory Sandbox Guidelines

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/02/2025

The SC said products and solutions focusing on financial inclusiveness, Islamic finance, or retirement solutions are “strongly encouraged”.

Payments & Settlements

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand to Ramp Up Local Currency Transactions

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/02/2025

New framework streamlines processes and broadens the scope of cross-border transactions eligible for local currency settlement to include portfolio investments.

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKSCC Sets Launch Date for New Report Access Platform

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/02/2025

After 21 March 2025, clearing participants will no longer be able to access VaR Platform reports via the existing Report Access Platform.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Korea to Revise Fund Manager Guidelines on Exercise of Voting Rights

By Thisanka Siripala | 18/02/2025

The FSS and KOFIA aim to incorporate international best practices in the guidelines, which were last updated in 2016.

Alternative Markets

Hong Kong SFC Offers Clarity on Listing of Alternative Funds

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/02/2025

The SFC said its door has “always been open” for closed-ended alternative funds, including PE funds, to be listed on the stock exchange.

Tokenisation

Thai Government Plans Launch of First Tokenised Bonds

By Mark Johnston | 18/02/2025

The pilot issuance will allow retail investors to participate in trading tokenised government bonds through securities firms.

Cryptocurrency

MAS Grants In-principle Digital Assets Licence to Straits Millennium

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/02/2025

Some 30 firms in Singapore have been granted an Major Payment Institution license by MAS for DPT services.

Structural Regulation

China MOF Transfers Stakes in Bad Debt Managers to CIC

By Editors | 17/02/2025

The move is part of efforts to better separate the government’s roles as regulator and shareholder of state-owned financial institutions.

Payments & Settlements

BIS Releases Details of Planned Cross-border Payments PoC

By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2025

Project Rialto will link instant payment systems to a transnational network with an automated FX conversion layer for settlement in central bank money.