Markets & Infrastructure

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    CBDCs

    HKMA, Central Banks to Beta Test CBDC Interoperability Solution

    By Editors | 14/09/2023

    New use cases for the solution, developed by Swift, are also being tested in a new sandbox environment by the RBA, BOT, CLS and other institutions.

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    Liquidity Risk

    UK FCA Intensifies Oversight of Bank Risk Assessment

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    Risks from customers can affect a bank’s ability to have enough liquidity in challenging markets, the FCA’s Simon Walls said in a letter to bank CEOs.

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    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Allows REIT, InvIT Unitholders to Nominate Board Members

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    REIT and InvIT unitholders holding more than 10 percent of the units can nominate board members.

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    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Orders Brickwork Ratings to Revamp Board, Rating Process

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    SEBI initially tried to cancel Brickwork’s credit rating agency licence but the order was quashed on appeal and SEBI was directed to issue a fresh order.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    RBI Sets 30-day Deadline for Lenders to Return Property Documents

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    The RBI directed regulated entities to release all original property documents to customers within 30 days after personal loans are fully repaid.

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    Supervision & Enforcement

    Taiwan FSC Warns Against Unapproved Overseas Insurance Products

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    The FSC reminds the public of the risks and legal consequences of buying overseas insurance products that have not been approved by local authorities.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Myanmar to Start Accepting Russian Mir Cards Next Month – Report

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    Mir cards, established by the Central Bank of Russia, will be used in Myanmar as part of the military junta’s efforts to stabilise the kyat.

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    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan to Tighten Rules on ETF Dividend Payouts – Report

    By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2023

    The FSC has received complaints from investors in high-dividend ETFs about the so-called ‘earnings equalisation mechanism’.

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    Structural Regulation

    HKMA Chief Appointed to Key BIS Post to Support Emerging Markets

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    HKMA chief Eddie Yue was appointed Chair of the meeting of Governors of major emerging market economies for three years.

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    Trading & Investment

    India to Explore Allowing Domestic Firms to Directly List in London

    By Editors | 13/09/2023

    India’s government will explore the London Stock Exchange as an international destination for the direct listing of Indian companies.

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