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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Australian Regulators Prescribe Open Access to ASX Clearing Services
By Manesh Samtani | 18/10/2020
According to sources, the guidance was issued to prevent ASX Clear from imposing requirements on NSX with respect to the standards of its listed companies.
Structural Regulation
US Considers Adding Ant Group to Trade Blacklist – Report
By Editors | 15/10/2020
US officials reportedly fear the Chinese government could access sensitive banking data belonging to future US users of the Alipay payment app.
Payments & Settlements
About Half of Global FX Market Exposed to Settlement Risk
By Margaret Law | 15/10/2020
Without immediate action, FX settlement risk will continue to accumulate and introduce vulnerabilities into the global financial system, says Margaret Law at CLS.
Trading & Investment
HKFE Obtains CFTC Certification for Non-USD MSCI Contracts
By Editors | 15/10/2020
The Hong Kong Futures Exchange has received CFTC certification for its SGD Singapore futures contract and two JPY Japan contracts.
Structural Regulation
HKIFA Warns Against Changing UCITS Delegation Model – Report
By Editors | 15/10/2020
HKIFA chief Sally Wong reportedly said a move to restrict the delegation model could prompt capital to flow away from the European fund industry.
Trading & Investment
China Excludes HSBC from Sovereign Bond Sale – Reports
By Editors | 14/10/2020
HSBC is the only lender that participated in China’s November 2019 dollar debt offering that isn’t participating in this year’s issuance.
Structural Regulation
SFTR Reporting Regime Goes Live for Buy-Side Firms
By Editors | 14/10/2020
Phase three of the SFTR places reporting obligations on investment funds, insurance companies and pension funds.
Structural Regulation
RegTech Asia 2020: LIBOR Transition Progress
By Editors | 14/10/2020
How has LIBOR transition been progressing in Asia Pacific, and how is technology helping to facilitate transition efforts?
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Issues Update on Work to Address Market Fragmentation
By Editors | 14/10/2020
The rapid and coordinated policy response to Covid-19 has underlined policymakers’ awareness of harmful effects of market fragmentation, the FSB says.
Structural Regulation
Sri Lanka SEC to Overhaul Capital Market Rules in Stages
By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 13/10/2020
“The market has evolved over the past ten years and technology has also raised the bar. There is a need to be in line with the times,” SEC Chairman Viraj Dayaratne told Regulation Asia.
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