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Trading & Investment
Australia: Senate Committee Recommends Quick Passage of CCIV Bill
By Editors | 07/02/2022
The Senate Economics Committee acknowledged “overwhelming support” for the CCIV legislation and recommended it be passed “as soon as practicable”.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan Allows Deutsche Bank to Resume FX Derivatives Trading
By Editors | 07/02/2022
Last February, Deutsche Bank’s Taipei branch was banned from trading TWD forwards and suspended for two years from trading FX derivatives.
Stablecoins
Facebook Sells Stablecoin IP and Tech Assets to Silvergate
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2022
The sale was announced after it became clear from dialogue with federal regulators that “the project could not move ahead”.
Structural Regulation
ESMA Launches New Register for Simple Securitisations
By Editors | 07/02/2022
The new register provides originators and sponsors an enhanced notification system and assists investors in performing due diligence.
Structural Regulation
BOT Sets Out Plans for ‘New Financial Landscape’
By Mark Johnston | 07/02/2022
The BOT will introduce virtual bank licences, relax fintech investment limits for banks, promote open data, and establish TCFD aligned disclosure standards.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
China Eases Process for Investors to Seek Redress for Securities Fraud
By Editors | 06/02/2022
Administrative penalties or criminal judgments will no longer be preconditions for courts to accept civil compensation cases involving securities fraud.
Trading & Investment
SSE, SZSE Notify Market of New Bond Trading Rules
By Editors | 05/02/2022
The rules introduce new modes of trading and greater settlement flexibility to encourage more institutional investors to participate in the exchange bond market.
Trading & Investment
Refinitiv Revises Tokyo Swap Rate Methodology for TIBOR Swaps
By Editors | 05/02/2022
The fallback procedure has been updated to allow publication based on Tokyo Swap Rate (for swaps referencing TONA) plus a spread adjustment.
Alternative Markets
SEBI Introduces New Framework for Special Situation Funds
By Editors | 04/02/2022
Special situation funds can invest in stressed loans, security receipts issued by ARCs, or securities of distressed investee companies.
Data Privacy
Australia to Expand CDR Across Financial Services Sectors
By Mark Johnston | 04/02/2022
The government will assess which datasets to prioritise across the non-bank lending, merchant acquirer, superannuation and insurance sectors.
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