International

Securities / Derivatives

HKMA Unveils Details of Financial Forum to be Held in November

By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2022

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said this week that “bold reforms” are in the pipeline to attract talent and enterprises to the city.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Announces Successful Completion of mBridge CBDC Pilot

By Editors | 29/09/2022

The month-long testing phase facilitated more than 160 transfers and FX exchanges worth USD 22 million on the mBridge Ledger.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FTX Wins Auction to Buy Assets of Bankrupt Voyager Digital

By Editors | 29/09/2022

FTX won a “highly competitive auction process” that lasted two weeks with the “highest and best bid for its assets”, valued at just over USD 1.4 billion.

ESG / Sustainability

International Committee to Create Public Utility for Net-Zero Data

By Editors | 28/09/2022

International organisations and policymakers will work alongside financial data service providers to help bring the utility to fruition.

ESG / Sustainability

US Banks Threaten to Quit GFANZ Over Legal Risks

By Editors | 26/09/2022

JPMorgan, BofA and Morgan Stanley are concerned about being sued over increasingly stringent decarbonisation commitments.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ICMA Publishes Guidance on DLT-based Bonds

By Editors | 26/09/2022

The FAQs are designed to provide “non-experts” a basic understanding of DLT bonds and their impact on capital markets.

Big Picture

DTCC Warns of Risks from Quantum Computing Technology

By Editors | 23/09/2022

DTCC outlines steps firms should take to prepare for the emergence of new post-quantum cryptography standards. Final standards are scheduled for 2024.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Issues Guidance for Firms’ Transition Plans

By ESG Investor | 23/09/2022

GFANZ has released a report advising companies on the information they should disclose in their transition plans.

Market Infrastructure

Refinitiv Commences Publication of USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks

By Editors | 22/09/2022

USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks will be used to transition loans, bonds and securitised products that reference LIBOR and will mature after 30 June 2023.