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Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.
Structural Regulation
BNM Updates Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks in New Draft
By Editors | 03/03/2020
The new exposure draft incorporates a simplified regulatory framework for digital banks applicable during the initial three to five years of operations.
Clearing & Post-Trade
S. Korea Set to Introduce Trade Repository in October
By Editors | 03/03/2020
Legislative revisions have been approved establishing statutory provisions for a trade repository, and penalties up to 100mn won for failures to report OTC derivatives transaction information.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Lowers Net Worth Requirement for Gift City Investment Advisers
By Editors | 03/03/2020
The net worth requirement has been lowered to $700,000 from $1.5mn previously following feedback on SEBI’s January guidelines for Gift City investment advisers.
Trading & Investment
S. Korea Mulls Hong Kong-Style Short Selling Rules
By Editors | 03/03/2020
The FSC and FSS are considering restricting short-selling of listed companies based on market cap in a bid to level the playing field for retail investors.
Trading & Investment
Indonesia Halts Short Selling, Cuts Reserve Requirements
By Editors | 03/03/2020
Short selling was halted to stop panic selling after the first two cases of Covid-19 were detected in the country. Separately, the central bank has introduced 5 new policy measures.
Structural Regulation
China to Launch Registration-based System for Bond Issuance
By Editors | 02/03/2020
Issuers of enterprise and corporate bonds will have to meet higher disclosure requirements under the new registration-based system, while the role of intermediaries is also strengthened.
Market Data & Technology
MAS 610/1003 Pilot Testing Gateway Set for April Launch
By Manesh Samtani | 02/03/2020
A six-month parallel reporting phase for the new MAS 610/1003 returns was meant to start from 1 April, but this was pushed forward by three months earlier in the year.
Payments & Settlements
Thailand Raises Currency Repatriation Threshold Five-Fold to $1m
By Editors | 02/03/2020
The move is aimed at achieving more balanced capital flows and at easing the strength of the Thai baht, which hurt the domestic economy last year.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia: Changes to the Banking Code of Practice Go Live
By Editors | 02/03/2020
The changes include guaranteed features for basic bank accounts and the removal of overdraft and dishonour fees on basic, low fee or no fee accounts.
Structural Regulation
Indonesia Halts Fintech Registrations Amid Lack of Supervisory Capacity
By Editors | 01/03/2020
The OJK has temporarily halted new registrations from fintech firms to dedicate its supervisory resources on ensuring the quality of existing firms.
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