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Clearing & Post-Trade
RBA Expresses Concerns Over CHESS System Delays in ASX Assessment
By Editors | 02/10/2022
ASX recorded a “strike” against the adoption of its remuneration report, which included a A$1.2mn bonus for former CEO Dominic Stevens despite the CHESS replacement delay.
Structural Regulation
TWSE to Lower Listing Requirements for Innovation Board
By Editors | 02/10/2022
The Taiwan Innovation Board was launched in July last year to cater to innovative startups, but has seen only one listing so far.
Trading & Investment
ESMA Calls for Greater Use of €STR in Derivatives
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Further develop of €STR products will provide the inputs needed to enable the calculation and provision of €STR term rates, ESMA says.
Trading & Investment
Singapore Exchange Launches Battery Metal Futures
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Contracts were launched in battery-grade lithium carbonate; lithium hydroxide; cobalt metal; and cobalt hydroxide.
Clearing & Post-Trade
SWIFT Launching New Service to Reduce Settlement Fails
By Editors | 02/10/2022
The service will use UTIs to enable automated tracking of both sides of the transaction by all market participants involved.
Sustainable Finance
ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong
By Editors | 02/10/2022
The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
New Zealand Consults on Regulations to Support CoFi Regime
By Editors | 01/10/2022
Two consultations have been issued, including an exposure draft on regulations defining prohibited volume-based sales incentives.
Market Abuse
Japan SESC Seeks Penalty Order Against SMBC Nikko Securities
By Editors | 30/09/2022
The SESC has recommended that the FSA punish SMBC Nikko Securities for stock price manipulation and shortfalls in its trading surveillance system.
Market Risk
Standard Setters Publish Review of Global Margining Practices
By Editors | 30/09/2022
Market volatility and model reactions to volatility were responsible for the majority of the peak increase in IM requirements in March and April 2020.
PEPs & Sanctions
Turkish Banks to Stop Using Russia’s Mir Payment System
By Editors | 30/09/2022
Three Turkish state banks will stop using the Mir system in response to guidance issued by OFAC earlier this month. Two others stopped last week.
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