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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Trading & Investment
ISDA to Launch IBOR Fallbacks Supplement, Protocol on 23 Oct
By Editors | 11/10/2020
Widespread adoption is a tangible step financial and non-financial firms can take to avoid disruptions in derivatives markets and mitigate risks at a system-wide level, the FSB says.
Trading & Investment
SC Malaysia to Allow Financial Planners to Advise on Stocks, Bonds
By Editors | 11/10/2020
The new policy will encourage informed participation in stocks and bonds, while also protecting investors against bad investment choices.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia Federal Budget Delivers Super Fund Accountability
By Editors | 09/10/2020
Super funds will be forced to enhance disclosures on fees and performance. Consistently underperforming super funds will be prohibited from receiving new members.
Capital Adequacy
BSP Revises Minimum Capital Requirement for Digital Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2020
The BSP will no longer consider a distinction between a basic and advance digital bank, according to a revised circular issued for industry review and feedback.
Clearing & Post-Trade
China’s DCE, ZCE Assessed as Post-trade Transparency Positive
By Editors | 08/10/2020
The positive assessments relieve EU investment firms from the obligation to make DCE and ZCE transactions post-trade transparent via an APA.
Trading & Investment
Tradition Executes First HONIA-SOFR Cross Currency Basis Swap
By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2020
The trade provides a foundation for the structure of cross-currency swaps that use SOFR and the local ARR, in this case HONIA.
Trading & Investment
China Accelerates Development of Infrastructure REITs Market
By Editors | 08/10/2020
REITs markets will play an important role in enhancing Shanghai’s status as an international financial centre, helping to attract overseas capital while promoting RMB internationalisation.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan FSC Selects Nine Foreign Fund Managers to Receive Incentives
By Editors | 06/10/2020
AllianceBernstein, Allianz, Schroders, Invesco, JP Morgan, Fidelity, Nomura, NN Investment Partners and Franklin Templeton were selected.
Trading & Investment
HKFE Obtains CFTC Certification for More MSCI Contracts
By Editors | 06/10/2020
Two broad-based Taiwan equity index contracts have received CFTC certification, allowing them to be offered and sold to persons in the US.
Structural Regulation
CFTC Fines Morgan Stanley Over Inaccurate Swaps Reporting
By Editors | 06/10/2020
Morgan Stanley’s cooperation with the CFTC investigation was rewarded with a reduced civil monetary penalty of $5mn.
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