MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

Capital / Liquidity

Malaysia to Make Specialist Compliance, Risk Management Qualifications Compulsory

By Editors | 29/03/2018

BNM to introduce code of conduct for senior FI personnel, regulatory standards to govern banks’ increased outsourcing of functions.

Securities / Derivatives

Australia Introduces Funds Passport Legislation

By Editors | 29/03/2018

Implementation of Asia Region Funds Passport to be complemented by a new corporate structure vehicle to export to investors in Asia.

Fintech / Regtech

BOJ-ECB Study Identifies DLT Applications for Securities Settlement

By Manesh Samtani | 29/03/2018

Project Stella phase two study suggests distributed ledger technology offers novel approach for cash settlement of securities, but requires further study.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Issues LEI, Platform Trading Consultation for OTC Derivatives

By Samuel Riding | 29/03/2018

Paper says adopting LEIs should be mandatory for most market participants within six months of consultation conclusions being published.

Fintech / Regtech

Indian Exchange Eyes Machine Learning, AI to Combat HFT Risks – Report

By Editors | 28/03/2018

Managing director and CEO of National Stock Exchange tells Livemint new technology is needed to meet traders’ increasing sophistication.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Establishes Early Intervention Mechanism for Ailing Banks

By Editors | 26/03/2018

New mechanism provides guidelines for SBV directors to take action as a credit institution profile weakens to contain risk.

Market Infrastructure

India to Implement Early Warning System for Broker Defaults

By Garima Chitkara | 26/03/2018

SEBI consulting on draft measures on norms on early detection of potential default among stock brokers through an Intelligent and Specific Early Warning System.

Capital / Liquidity

Decline of the House of Basel

By Peter Guy | 26/03/2018

The Basel regime has shown itself to be incomplete and not universally applicable. With the Trump administration seeking to allow a return to proprietary trading, profound implications for global banks’ risk management are only just beginning to surface.

Market Infrastructure

Guo Shuqing to Head China Super Regulator

By Samuel Riding | 26/03/2018

Senior party official will take responsibility for merged banking, insurance regulator, as predicted by Regulation Asia last February.