Trading & Investment

Sri Lanka Signs Dual Bond Listing Deal with London

14/05/2019

Colombo’s stock exchange has signed an MoU to list domestic government bonds in London and enable LSEG to support the development of Sri Lanka’s capital markets.

Structural Regulation

US SEC Proposes Amendments to Cross-Border Swaps Rules

14/05/2019

The proposals address issues in applying security-based swaps rules in a cross-border context, and leave supervision of foreign trading practices and market structures to home supervisors.

Market Data & Technology

Dhaka Bourse Mulls New Data Exchange Platform

13/05/2019

The DSE’s ‘Financial Data Exchange Platform’ will allow regulators, market infrastructures and financial institutions to safely and efficiently exchange messages and files.

Credit Risk

Chinese Banks Record Highest NPLs Since 2003

13/05/2019

Despite the rise in overall NPLs at China’s commercial banks, a boost in new lending and bad asset disposal resulted in lower NPL ratios.

Structural Regulation

Korea to Ease Data Barriers Within Financial Services Firms

13/05/2019

In addition to easing information barriers within financial services firms, the FSC will also allow them to outsource their core businesses to third parties with as fintech startups.

Trading & Investment

SGX Updates Rules on Securities Trading, Market Practices

13/05/2019

Following an October 2017 public consultation, SGX has announced that a number of new rules on securities trading and market practices will take effect next month.

Cybersecurity

SWIFT Responds to India Cyber Threat With New Paper

13/05/2019

SWIFT has published a new paper to help financial institutions in India improve their monitoring of anomalous and potentially fraudulent transactions.

Credit Risk

Cambodia to Launch Commercial Credit Reporting Service

13/05/2019

The new commercial credit reporting system, set for launch by end-May, will improve the lending process for more than 50 financial institutions in Cambodia.

Cybersecurity

Financial Sector Cyber Resilience Relies on Global Cooperation – FSB

12/05/2019

Successful cooperation on cyber security will enhance financial sector resilience and prevent fragmentation, said the FSB’s secretary general Dietrich Domanski in speech to the G7.