Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

ICMA Publishes High-Level Guidance on IBOR Transition

By Editors | 01/03/2020

The ‘Quick Guide’ provides a high-level overview of 11 key areas relating to the transition from IBORs (including LIBOR) to risk free rates in the international bond market.

Market Infrastructure

Trade Bodies Publish EMIR Reporting Best Practices Matrix

By Editors | 01/03/2020

The best practice matrix is aimed at providing an agreed and standardised market guide for firms to use to comply with EMIR trade reporting requirements.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Clarifies Capital Treatment of Amended LIBOR Contracts

By Editors | 28/02/2020

Capital instruments amended solely to implement benchmark reforms will not be treated as new instruments for the purpose of assessing their eligibility as Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruments.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thailand SEC Sets Out Three Year Strategic Plan for Capital Market

By Editors | 28/02/2020

The strategic plan includes greater integration of ESG factors in the market, enhancing SME and startup access to capital, promoting the use of digital and e-KYC technologies, among others.

Market Infrastructure

BOJ Enquires into Banks’ Covid-19 Contingency Plans

By Editors | 28/02/2020

Risks to the banking system came into focus on Thursday when MUFG became the first major Japanese bank to report an infection.

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia CSD Goes Live with Nasdaq Technology

By Editors | 28/02/2020

The new CSD platform operates at a rate 40 times faster than the previous system, with the ability to manage up to 80,000 settlement instructions per minute.

Market Infrastructure

Malaysia Stimulus Package to Boost Financial Sector, SMEs

By Editors | 28/02/2020

The measures include an immediate 12-month waiver of listing-related fees for smaller companies, a new capital market investment fund, and additional financing options for SMEs.

Market Infrastructure

Japan’s Quick Corp Selected to Calculate, Publish Prototype Terms Rates

By Editors | 27/02/2020

Part of the Nikkei Group, Quick Corp will start preparing to calculate and publish prototype term rates based on JPY overnight index swaps.

Market Infrastructure

ASX Finalises Changes to 3-year, 10-year Treasury Bond Futures Roll

By Editors | 27/02/2020

A consultation on the changes received 36 submissions, largely supportive of ASX’s proposals, citing reduced costs, operational efficiencies and improved order management capabilities.