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Crypto / Digital Assets
APAC FIs See Cost Savings as Main Benefit of Tokenisation: Survey
By Editors | 12/11/2023
A survey of FIs conducted by SBI Digital Assets Holdings found that FIs see cutting out intermediaries as the top benefit of tokenisation.
Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Issues New Draft Rules for Stock Dealers and Brokers
By Ajoy K Das | 09/11/2023
The rules will require stock dealers and brokers to separate management from ownership, and meet higher paid-up capital requirements.
Fintech / Regtech
Integration of AI, Fintech, ESG Gets Underway
By Jill Wong | 31/10/2023
The financial industry is accelerating its interest around three main themes – fintech, ESG and AI.
Market Infrastructure
How Markets in Southeast Asia Can Attract Liquidity
By Roland Chai | 29/10/2023
Roland Chai outlines four significant steps market infrastructures in Southeast Asia can take to attract liquidity.
ESG / Sustainability
ASIFMA Issues Recommendations on Carbon Market Development
By Manesh Samtani | 27/10/2023
A new paper from ASIFMA and King & Wood Mallesons offers recommendations on establishing, regulating and scaling up carbon markets.
Market Infrastructure
Bangladesh to Launch First Commodity Exchange in 2024
By Mark Johnston | 26/10/2023
The Chittagong Stock Exchange applied to BSEC for registration and expects to be able to launch its new commodity exchange by mid-2024.
Fintech / Regtech
Bangladesh Grants In-principle Approval for Launch of 8 Digital Banks
By Ajoy K Das | 25/10/2023
Bangladesh Bank hopes that the introduction of digital banks will increase efficiency in the banking sector, and develop the country’s digital economy and infrastructure.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Asia Braces for Wave of AI Regulations
By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 25/10/2023
The EU AI Act is likely to have far-reaching consequences for Asia, data experts tell Regulation Asia.
ESG / Sustainability
ASEAN Regulators Endorse Transition Finance Guidance, CIS Handbook
By Manesh Samtani | 18/10/2023
The transition finance guidance and handbook for cross-border offerings of sustainable funds were endorsed at the 39th ACMF Chairs’ Meeting.
ESG / Sustainability
ESG Reporting’s Evolution and Convergence
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 18/10/2023
ERM’s Matt Klein and Andrew Radcliff discuss the convergence of sustainability regulations and the equally important social component of ESG.
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