Other Asia Pacific

    Securities / Derivatives

    Vietnam to Launch New Debt Trading Platform in Q3

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/07/2021

    The platform will be set up and operated by Vietnam Asset Management Company, the government’s debt management arm.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Philippine Bourse Seeks to Launch Crypto Business – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/07/2021

    CEO Ramon Monzon said the PSE should be the exchange platform for crypto assets because it already has the trading infrastructure and investor safeguards in place.

    AML / KYC

    Indonesia, Brunei to Cooperate on AML/CTF in Payments

    By Editors | 03/07/2021

    The MoU aims to strengthen policy cooperation on AML/CTF in payments. Indonesia is seeking to become a member of the FATF.

    Philippines Expects More Entrants to Digital Banking Scene

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/07/2021

    Tencent-backed Voyager Innovations, Philippine National Bank, RCBC, South Africa’s TymeBank, UnionBank, and EastWest Bank are among the applicants.

    Enforcement

    Philippine SEC Threatens Online Lenders with Licence Revocation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/06/2021

    The threat is aimed at lending and financing companies that have failed to register and disclose their online lending platforms.

    Bangladesh Bank to Provide Escrow for E-commerce Payments

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/06/2021

    Advance payments will be deposited with the central bank or other payment gateways until products bought online reach customers.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ASIFMA Spotlights Tokenised Securities in New Paper

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/06/2021

    The paper calls on regulators to issue more guidance on the classification of tokens and modernise paper-based requirements in securities markets.

    Big Picture

    ASIFMA Calls for Harmonised Approach to Regulating AI

    By Editors | 25/06/2021

    Regulators should leverage existing frameworks that largely already address and mitigate the key risks associated with the increased use of AI.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CBSL Lifts Ban on Banks Buying Sri Lankan Sovereign Bonds

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/06/2021

    Banks can purchase Sri Lankan sovereign bonds in the secondary market only using freshly raised borrowings from overseas.

    Big Picture

    Citadel Securities Offers Best Practices to Address Exchange Outages

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2021

    Common issues that have compounded the impact of recent outages continue to be largely overlooked by some exchanges.

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