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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
Market Needs to Do More to Prepare for End of LIBOR – ASIC, RBA
By Garima Chitkara | 24/10/2018
Participants need to be clear that the LIBOR will end after 2021 and prepare to deal with the challenges this presents, Australian regulators said at the ISDA Annual Australia Conference.
Trading & Investment
China Formalises Measures to Support Markets, Private Enterprises
By Manesh Samtani | 23/10/2018
The measures include more funding to support bank lending to small firms and a broker-led fund to support listed companies facing forced liquidation of pledged shares, among others.
Capital Adequacy
Hong Kong SFC to Update Financial Resources Rules
By Garima Chitkara | 22/10/2018
The updates to the FRR include changes on the treatment of foreign currencies, haircuts for some securities and refinements on securities transaction receivables.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Launches Commodity Exchange in Shenzhen
By Editors | 22/10/2018
The Qianhai Mercantile Exchange, controlled by HKEX, unexpectedly began spot trading in alumina on Friday, according to a Reuters report.
Trading & Investment
HSBC Mulls Shanghai Listing through Stock Connect
By Garima Chitkara | 19/10/2018
HSBC could become the first foreign firm to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange through a new Stock Connect link with London, slated to go live at the end of the year.
Trading & Investment
Chi-X Australia, Deutsche Announce New TraCR Issuances
By Editors | 19/10/2018
Microsoft, JP Morgan, Disney and Facebook will join Apple in becoming Transferable Custody Receipts listed on Chi-X Australia, with more issuances to follow.
Structural Regulation
ISDA Publishes Updated Template for Close-Out Netting Legislation
By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2018
Jurisdictions are increasingly seeking guidance on implementing legislation to ensure the enforceability of close-out netting, the “single most important risk mitigation tool in derivatives markets”.
Cryptocurrency
Hong Kong Seeks Formal Rules for Cryptocurrency: Outgoing SFC Chief
By Garima Chitkara | 16/10/2018
The SFC does not think a total ban on crypto platforms is the right approach and is exploring formal rules for existing operators, outgoing chairman Carlson Tong told SCMP.
Clearing & Post-Trade
RBI Releases Governance, Capital Criteria for CCPs
By Garima Chitkara | 16/10/2018
Foreign CCPs need to adhere to the same governance and capital requirements as domestic CCPs to apply for authorisation from the RBI.
Trading & Investment
NSE India Launches Commodity Derivatives Segment
By Editors | 15/10/2018
NSE is the second stock exchange in India to offer commodity trading; licensing agreement will see the exchange use LSE prices for settling various commodity futures contracts.
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