Markets & Infrastructure

    PEPs & Sanctions

    CNOOC to Exit Western Markets Over Sanctions Risk, Red Tape

    By Editors | 18/04/2022

    “We cannot predict if the company or its affiliates and partners will be affected by US sanctions in future,” CNOOC said after reviewing its global portfolio ahead of a Shanghai IPO.

    Payments & Settlements

    HKMA Asks Banks to Help Reactivate Dormant Mainland Accounts

    By Editors | 18/04/2022

    Hong Kong customers are facing difficulties reactivating their Mainland accounts due to travel restrictions preventing them from visiting the banks’ branches in person.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Issues Risk Management Framework for New EGR Segment

    By Editors | 17/04/2022

    The framework sets out a system for stock exchanges to collect margins from trading members to cover potential losses from trading in Electronic Gold Receipts.

    Trading & Investment

    US SEC Proposes Registration Requirement for Security-Based SEFs

    By Mark Johnston | 16/04/2022

    The rules will improve transparency over total return swaps, the instruments partly responsible for last year’s blowup at Archegos Capital Management.

    Trading & Investment

    BSEC Tightens Circuit Breaker Limit for Dhaka SME Board

    By Editors | 15/04/2022

    The SME board commenced trading last October and has seen volume spikes as a result of a waiver from a requirement for traders to register.

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI to Simplify E-Commerce Payment Settlement Process

    By Editors | 15/04/2022

    Foreign entities seeking to operate as payment gateways and aggregators for e-commerce-related export and import transactions would have to be authorised in India.

    CBDCs

    BOJ Offers Clues on Path Forward for CBDC Issuance

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2022

    The BOJ has commenced phase two testing on a CBDC. Later this fiscal year, it plans to seek input from the public on how a CBDC might benefit businesses and the overall payments landscape.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    ASEAN Ministers, Central Banks Prioritise Financial Stability, Inclusion

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2022

    Finance ministers and central bankers have committed to promoting financial stability, financial inclusion and banking integration in the ASEAN region.

    CBDCs

    DTCC to Explore Use of CBDC in Clearing and Settlement

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2022

    Project Lithium will explore how a CBDC can reduce counterparty risk and trapped liquidity, increase capital efficiency and enable atomic settlement.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Australia, Singapore to Deepen Collaboration via ‘FinTech Bridge’

    By Editors | 13/04/2022

    The bilateral FinTech Bridge will enable stronger cooperation and collaboration on policy and regulation to better support the cross-border growth of the fintech industry.

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