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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Credit Risk
PBOC Removes Limits on Credit Card Rates – Report
By Editors | 17/01/2021
The new policy is expected to benefit smaller card issuers and encourage competition from internet platforms and tech giants.
KYC & CDD
SEBI Proposes New Process for KYC in Securities Market
By Editors | 17/01/2021
Under the proposal, KYC Registration Agencies, stock exchanges and depositories would be responsible for client KYC processes.
Structural Regulation
Philippine SEC Approves First Crowdfunding Platform
By Editors | 14/01/2021
Investree Philippines is the first crowdfunding intermediary and funding portal to register with the SEC since rules covering the activity took effect in July 2019.
Structural Regulation
EU Competition Authorities Approve LSEG-Refinitiv Merger
By Manesh Samtani | 14/01/2021
The commitments offered by LSEG fully address the competition concerns raised by the proposed transaction, the European Commission said in a statement.
Payments & Settlements
PayPal Acquires Full Control of China Payments Business
By Editors | 14/01/2021
PayPal is the first foreign firm to own a 100% stake in a payment platform in China, having obtained a licence to operate in the country a year ago.
Alternative Markets
New Rules for Private Equity Funds Take Effect in China
By Editors | 14/01/2021
The rules prohibit the use of private equity funds as vehicles for public fundraising, explicitly allowing them to only be offered to qualified investors.
Trading & Investment
BSEC to Form Market Stabilisation Fund with Unclaimed Dividends
By Editors | 14/01/2021
Listed companies in Bangladesh have unclaimed cash and stock dividends worth about $2.5bn, which will be used to support the capital market.
Structural Regulation
DTCC Outlines Key Risk Management Priorities for FMIs
By Editors | 14/01/2021
In a new white paper, DTCC highlights the need for financial market infrastructures to focus on risks created or exacerbated by the impact of the pandemic.
Structural Regulation
LIBOR Transition Must be Complete by Year-End, UK Regulators Warn
By Editors | 14/01/2021
From end-March 2021, GBP LIBOR should no longer be used in any new loans, bonds, securitisations and linear derivatives that mature after end-2021.
Trading & Investment
China Enhances Market Maker Rules for Interbank FX Market
By Editors | 13/01/2021
SAFE has lowered the entry threshold for firms looking to participate in market making in the interbank foreign exchange market.
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