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Market Infrastructure
ESMA Calls for Greater Use of €STR in Derivatives
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Further develop of €STR products will provide the inputs needed to enable the calculation and provision of €STR term rates, ESMA says.
ESG / Sustainability
ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong
By Editors | 02/10/2022
The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.
Market Infrastructure
India’s CCIL Proposes to Create Infrastructure for UMR Compliance
By Manesh Samtani | 28/09/2022
CCIL says market participants have expressed a desire since 2016 for it to provide the centralised infrastructure needed for UMR compliance.
Capital / Liquidity
CFTC Extends No-action Relief for Foreign Nonbank Swap Dealers
By Editors | 24/08/2022
Nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan, Mexico, the UK and EU can rely on compliance with home country capital and financial reporting requirements until October 2024.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Calls for Relaxation of BMR Third-country Regime
By Manesh Samtani | 23/08/2022
The current regime could impair the competitiveness of EU investors and, more generally, the EU financial market when the transitional period expires.
Market Infrastructure
Industry Calls for Reforms to EU Benchmarks Regulation
By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2022
Many non-EU benchmarks won’t qualify under BMR in time for 31 December 2023, disproportionately impacting Asia exposures.
Capital / Liquidity
China New Futures and Derivatives Law Takes Effect
By Manesh Samtani | 02/08/2022
On the same day, ISDA published a netting opinion providing legal certainty that close-out netting is enforceable in China.
Market Infrastructure
TAIFEX Launches Central Clearing Service for OTC Derivatives
By Editors | 26/07/2022
Central clearing makes OTC derivatives trading safer, more efficient, and more competitive for participants, FSC chair Huang Tien-mu said at the launch ceremony.
Capital / Liquidity
FSS Korea Proposes to Extend, Revise Non-cleared Margin Guidelines
By Editors | 24/07/2022
The guidelines, which expire on 31 August 2022, will be extended for an additional year to 31 August 2023.
Market Infrastructure
Singapore Finalises Key Settings of MAS Recommended Rate
By Editors | 20/07/2022
The MAS Recommended Rate is the fallback rate that will apply to outstanding SOR-based business loans and derivatives when Fallback Rate (SOR) is discontinued after end-2024.
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