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Trading & Investment

LIBOR Transition Challenges Remain in APAC Loans Market

By Editors | 21/04/2022

In a survey of APLMA member institutions, more than half of respondents said they would not complete remediation of their legacy book until H1 2023.

Sustainable Finance

APLMA, LMA, LSTA Publish New ESG Guidance Documents

By Editors | 06/03/2022

The guidance documents are intended to support the development of green, social, and sustainability-linked loans.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Open Letter from FPIs to SEBI on T+1 Settlement

By Editors | 30/09/2021

ASIFMA, Asia TraderForum and The Investment Association have issued an open letter on behalf of FPIs asking SEBI to delay implementation of T+1 settlement.

Trading & Investment

APLMA, TMA Issue Guidance on SOFR Adoption in Loan Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 15/09/2021

The HKMA said it supports the publication of the new information note, which sets out options to replace USD LIBOR with SOFR in loan contracts.

Sustainable Finance

Trade Associations Issue Update to Green Loan Principles

By Editors | 15/02/2021

The update includes social risks in the categories to be considered as part of project evaluation and selection. Previously only environmental risks were included.

Trading & Investment

APLMA Seeks Consensus on SOFR-based Loan Facilities in APAC

By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2020

New discussion drafts cover the use of SOFR for USD loan facilities in APAC, one using the compounded average approach and the other based on Daily Simple SOFR.

Structural Regulation

Covid Disrupts APAC LIBOR Transition, But Market Participants Unfazed

By Editors | 23/07/2020

A poll of APAC corporate treasury, finance and legal executives by APLMA and Bloomberg showed most participants still aim to be on track for the move to risk-free-rates by end-2021.

Trading & Investment

ASIFMA Publishes IBOR Transition Guide for Asia

By Editors | 14/07/2020

The guide provides an overview of issues for FIs to consider in their LIBOR transition programmes and an implementation checklist.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation Could Revolutionise Traditional Finance: ASIFMA

By Editors | 06/11/2019

Tokenised securities will impact traditional finance and act as a bridge between legacy finance and the new digital world, taking benefits from each system, ASIFMA says in a new white paper.