Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    BNM Unveils Five Year Blueprint to Develop Financial Sector

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/01/2022

    The blueprint contains plans to advance financial sector digitalisation, develop an open data ecosystem, and improve efficiency in cross-border payments.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    ASIC to Enhance Corporate Disclosures Through Regtech

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/01/2022

    Five regtechs are tasked with conducting a feasibility study to help ASIC analyse corporate disclosures and assess compliance by listed companies.

    Structural Regulation

    SGX Lists First Two SPACs Under New Framework

    By Editors | 24/01/2022

    Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp and Pegasus Asia listed last week. A third SPAC, filed by Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition, will debut on Thursday.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI Allows More NBFCs to Undertake Factoring Business

    By Editors | 23/01/2022

    The change will increase the number of NBFCs eligible to undertake factoring business from 7 to 182.

    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Proposes Revisions For ETP Naming Conventions

    By Editors | 23/01/2022

    ASIC proposes to revise the ETP naming conventions by dividing them into two levels of labelling: primary labels and secondary labels.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Korea FSS Vows to Increase Support for Fintech Industry

    By Editors | 23/01/2022

    The FSS will push for the enactment of a so-called “Fintech Nurturing Act”, which will ease restrictions on investment in fintech firms by financial companies.

    Structural Regulation

    Ant Group Faces Continued Regulatory Pressure

    By Darien Choong | 23/01/2022

    Regulators asked Ant Group to remove a new fund investment advisory service just a week after its official launch.

    Structural Regulation

    RBNZ, FMA Releases Finalised Framework for FMIs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/01/2022

    Changes from the consultation relate to the treatment of critical service providers and introduce discretion regarding the publication of material breaches.

    Credit Risk

    New Zealand to Probe Lenders on Application of New Lending Rules

    By Mark Johnston | 20/01/2022

    The government has asked the Council of Financial Regulators to bring forward an investigation into whether lenders are implementing the new lending rules as intended.

    Trading & Investment

    Shanghai INE Opens Applications for New Market Makers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/01/2022

    Shanghai INE says new market makers must have net assets of no less than CNY 50 million or its equivalent in foreign currency.

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