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Markets & Infrastructure
Clearing & Post-Trade
CME, DTCC Receive Approval for Cross-Margining Arrangement
By Editors | 13/09/2023
The arrangement will enable capital efficiencies for clearing members that trade and clear both US Treasury securities and CME Group interest rate futures.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Expands Scope of Assets Allowed in Infrastructure REITs
By Editors | 13/09/2023
Infrastructure REITs can include “consumer infrastructure” assets – including department stores, shopping malls, and farmers’ markets.
Market Abuse
Taiwan FSC Fines Fubon and Prudential Units for Misconduct by Employees
By Editors | 13/09/2023
Two Fubon employees and one Prudential employee mirrored the trades of the funds they were managing, using third-party accounts.
Custody & Infrastructure
JPMorgan Seeks Regulatory Approval to Launch ‘Digital Deposit Token’
By Editors | 13/09/2023
The deposit token would represent a digital claim against a commercial bank deposit, and could be used for instant payments and settlements across the financial system.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore’s PayNow to End ‘Nickname’ Feature Next Year
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/09/2023
The removal of the nickname option from PayNow has been prompted by growing cases of scams and a need to bolster online security.
Trading & Investment
NSE India Granted Approval for Crude Oil, NatGas Options
By Editors | 12/09/2023
NSE India already launched rupee-denominated WTI crude oil and natural gas futures contracts in May 2023. The new options contracts will launch on 23 October.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Revokes Fund Manager Licence, Suspends Manager-In-Charge
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/09/2023
Axial Capital Management failed to maintain its required liquid capital for 19 straight months and to make various filings on time.
Structural Regulation
Taiwan Proposes Rule Changes to Ease Foreign Bank Access
By Editors | 12/09/2023
Banks ranked in the global top 50 would be subject to looser restrictions for setting up financial asset management units in Taiwan.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Sri Lanka Revises Corporate Governance Rules for Listed Companies
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 12/09/2023
The revisions will help to build investor confidence and better align corporate governance practices in Sri Lanka with international standards.
Trading & Investment
Singapore Exchange Reorganises Capital Markets Business Units
By Editors | 12/09/2023
The debt capital market and corporate client coverage units have been folded into SGX’s equity capital markets division.
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