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Clearing & Post-Trade
HKMA, SFC to Proceed With Changes to FSP List
By Editors | 27/06/2022
One new entity, Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH, is being added to the FSP List under the OTC derivatives regime.
Payments & Settlements
China Approves Plans to Strengthen Payments, Fintech Regulation
By Editors | 27/06/2022
The plan, approved by President Xi Jinping, calls for the “complete inclusion” of payments and other financial activities within regulations.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Demands More Transparent Communications from Super Trustees
By Editors | 26/06/2022
The communication strategies of some trustees may have risked confusing or misleading members about their product’s performance, ASIC said.
Trading & Investment
CFFEX Proposes to Launch New Derivatives Based on CSI 1000 Index
By Editors | 26/06/2022
New futures and options contracts will be based on the CSI 1000 index, which is considered a comprehensive reflection of the small A-share market.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Reviews Plans to Allow FPI Access to Commodity Derivatives
By Editors | 26/06/2022
SEBI asked large market participants to recommend risk management measures needed to allow FPI participation in exchange-traded commodity derivatives.
Structural Regulation
RBI Gets Recommendations on Streamlining Regulatory Requirements
By Editors | 25/06/2022
The RBI’s Regulations Review Authority has also recommended the total elimination of paper-based returns.
Structural Regulation
OJK Indonesia Restricts Stock Trading by Finance Companies
By Editors | 25/06/2022
Indonesia’s OJK also introduced new reporting requirements for securities companies conducting business as underwriters and broker-dealers.
KYC & CDD
Corporate Registries Should Issue LEIs in Bulk: BIS Paper
By Manesh Samtani | 25/06/2022
Bulk LEI issuance by corporate registries would enhance the efficiency and reliability of data collection and reduce the per-company cost of applying for an LEI.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ICMA Issues Guidance to Promote Bond Settlement Efficiency
By Editors | 25/06/2022
The best practice recommendations cover shaping of settlement instructions, partial settlement, auto-borrowing and netting.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Instructs Market to Stop Issuing BCANs to Mainland Investors
By Editors | 24/06/2022
The instructions follow a December 2021 consultation from the CSRC that said Mainland investors would not be allowed to engage in northbound Stock Connect trading.
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