Phase 5 implementation will be the most demanding phase yet, and firms will need to be ready well in advance to avoid a last-minute compliance bottleneck.
September 9, 2020The SFC will remove investment restrictions, expand custodian eligibility requirements, and introduce a statutory re-domiciliation mechanism.
September 3, 2020SGX's vision is to fully digitalise the end-to-end corporate bond issuance and asset servicing process, according to senior managing director Lee Beng Hong.
September 1, 2020Trust funds in Japan have started focusing on mitigating FX settlement risk, to which they have long been exposed. This article explains the change in focus and the factors behind this.
July 27, 2020The HKMA is looking to address a lack of conduct requirements for trust businesses used by banks and their subsidiaries for wealth management purposes.
July 13, 2020CSDR's Settlement Discipline Regime could expose Asian firms to settlement failure penalties on their trades with EU counterparties, writes DTCC's Matt Johnson.
June 22, 2020The OTC derivatives licensing regime will not capture corporate treasury activities of non-financial groups, portfolio compression services, and certain portfolio management activities.
June 10, 2020China has scrapped the quota of its two leading inbound investment programmes, but the move appears unlikely to give its onshore capital markets a shot in the arm.
May 14, 2020QFII and RQFII investors will merely need to go through a registration process to invest in China. Requirements on outbound remittances and currency exchange have also been simplified.
May 8, 2020India has introduced a pre-approval requirement for all foreign investment from seven countries including China to curb "opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions" of Indian companies.
April 19, 2020