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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Supervision & Enforcement
Taiwan FSC to Revise Key Threshold Used in Compliance Checks
By Editors | 08/02/2022
The FSC will change a threshold it uses to determine whether to accept a financial institution’s application to start a new business.
Payments & Settlements
More Banks Join Indonesia’s New Fast Payments System
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2022
BI-Fast launched in December with an initial 21 entities; 21 additional banks and Indonesia’s CSD have now also enrolled.
Trading & Investment
Thailand Allows Fractional Trading in Depositary Receipts
By Editors | 07/02/2022
Rule revisions approved by the SEC amend the criteria for depositary receipts linked to overseas underlyings so that they do not have to be traded in whole number units.
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.
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.
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.
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