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Payments & Settlements
Bank Indonesia Issues Implementation Regulations for BI-FAST
By Editors | 22/11/2021
Banks with IDR 6 trillion in core capital, and non-bank institutions with IDR 100 billion in paid-up capital, can be direct participants of BI-FAST.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HKMA Concludes First Phase of Front Office Incentives Review
By Manesh Samtani | 22/11/2021
Preliminary observations from the review show that banks are increasingly considering both financial and non-financial factors when designing incentive systems.
Structural Regulation
HKEX Finalises Changes to Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers
By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2021
From 1 January 2022, overseas issuers without WVR structures will have lower minimum market cap requirements to secondary list in Hong Kong.
Trading & Investment
China Banks Directed to Limit Proprietary Trading in Currencies
By Editors | 21/11/2021
The directions are part of efforts to limit speculation on the yuan to prevent further strengthening of the currency and protect the export sector.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SEBI Publishes Charter of Investor Rights in Securities Market
By Editors | 21/11/2021
The charter sets out the rights and responsibilities of investors, as well as some ‘dos and don’ts’ of investing in the securities market.
Custody & Infrastructure
ASX Opens DLT-as-a-Service Platform for Production Use
By Editors | 21/11/2021
Synfini uses the same underlying technology as ASX’s replacement system for CHESS, but is offered as a cloud service to facilitate product innovation.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Proposes Market Maker Framework for Corporate Bonds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/11/2021
To act as market makers, stockbrokers and merchant banks would need INR 100 million in additional net worth over-and-above their existing obligations.
Cybersecurity
Japan FSA to Issue New Orders to Mizuho Over System Glitches
By Editors | 21/11/2021
The FSA will issue a new business improvement order this month over Mizuho’s system glitches, one of which resulted in possible breaches of AML rules.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposes to Tighten Rules on Use of IPO Proceeds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/11/2021
SEBI is considering increasing the lock-in period for anchor investors and limiting share sales by significant shareholders for six months.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MAS to Enhance Disclosures Provided to Mortgage Borrowers
By Editors | 19/11/2021
MAS proposes to enhance the disclosures regarding possible interest rate changes, while also allowing for borrower acknowledgements to be obtained digitally.
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