Markets & Infrastructure

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    SFC Set to Launch Digital Licensing Platform on WINGS

    By Editors | 15/12/2021

    New electronic licensing forms for licence applications, annual returns, notifications and regulatory filings are to be submitted through WINGS from 3 January.

    Structural Regulation

    Indonesia OJK Introduces Dual Class Shares for Tech IPOs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/12/2021

    The move is aimed at incentivising domestic tech firms to list on the IDX to deepen the capital market and make it more attractive to investors.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    ASIC Consults on How it Communicates Audit Review Findings

    By Mark Johnston | 15/12/2021

    ASIC proposes to start communicating with company directors more routinely regarding findings from its audit inspections.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ASX Introduces Electronic Delivery of CHESS Statements

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/12/2021

    The electronic delivery of CHESS statements provides a faster, more efficient service for investors, says ASX group executive Tim Hogben.

    Structural Regulation

    SAFE Revises Reporting Requirements for Banks’ Overseas Activity

    By Editors | 15/12/2021

    Banks will have to report new items related to the London Stock Connect and Wealth Connect, as well as additional details on their overseas subsidiaries.

    Payments & Settlements

    CPMI Reviews Developments in Retail Fast Payment Systems

    By Editors | 14/12/2021

    The implementation of retail FPS across the globe has risen from under a dozen jurisdictions in 2010 to around 60 in 2021.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    IMF, WB Propose Framework for Assessing Remittance Corridor Risk

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/12/2021

    Corridor risk assessments will help to simplify AML/CFT and CDD measures in lower-risk remittance transactions.

    Payments & Settlements

    SWIFT Message Translation to Facilitate ISO 20022 Migration

    By Editors | 14/12/2021

    New service translates ISO 20022 messages to MT for banks that are not ready to process ISO 20022, which goes live in November 2022.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SAFE Issues Conduct Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Market

    By Darien Choong | 14/12/2021

    The guidelines require market participants to process customer transactions in a “fair, transparent and honest” manner and guard against conflicts of interest.

    Resolution & Recovery

    FSB Takes Stock of Approaches to Operationalising Bail-in

    By Editors | 14/12/2021

    In a new paper, the FSB provides an overview of practices, operational processes and arrangements as part of the bail-in process.

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