A surge in trading volumes has highlighted the need for brokerage firms to re-engineer their businesses for the future, writes John Omahen at FIS.
September 23, 2020Hong Kong markets have continued to operate resiliently, due in large part to the emphasis HKEX places on risk management, says Group Risk Officer John Killian.
June 18, 2020The launch is heralded as a major milestone to deepen liquidity and catalyse the growth of the SORA market. StanChart was party to the first cleared derivatives trade referencing SORA.
May 19, 2020IM requirements will be phased in for firms with AANA exceeding HK$375bn starting from 1 September 2020, the same date VM requirements take effect.
December 19, 2019The current CVA rules due for implementation in January 2022 could lead to an inappropriately sharp increase in capital requirements for derivatives businesses.
October 9, 2019The move will further facilitate the participation of foreign institutional investors in the interbank bond market, who need the extra time to fund their trades.
August 26, 2019MAS and the Bank of Canada linked up experimental payment networks despite their being built on two different DLT platforms.
May 2, 2019Starting today (29 April), securities trade on Bursa Malaysia will be executed on T+2 settlement, a move first proposed in March 2018.
April 29, 2019Bursa Malaysia will migrate to T+2 settlement starting from 29 April, putting it in line with the financial markets of developed countries.
April 9, 2019In a recent speech, MAS managing director Ravi Menon shared his views on blockchain, common misconceptions and use-cases where the technology shows the most promise.
March 11, 2019