Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

HK Regulator to Ask Brokers to Upgrade Cybersecurity

By Samuel Riding | 20/04/2017

Development follows on from January warning on DDOS hacks and blackmail.

Market Infrastructure

ESMA to Cooperate with New Zealand Regulators on CCPs

By Editors | 20/04/2017

MoU recognises New Zealand’s CCPs as able to provide clearing to EU clearing members, trading venues.

Market Infrastructure

India Allows Equity Derivatives at IFSCs

By Samuel Riding | 17/04/2017

Position limit set at 10% of free float; 50% of domestic market MWPL by value.

AML / KYC

India Eyes Virtual Currency Regulation

By Samuel Riding | 13/04/2017

Committee launched 2 months after central bank reminder that all VC platforms are unlicensed.

Market Infrastructure

The Path Ahead – An EU Perspective on APAC OTC Derivatives Regulation

By Antonio de Lecea | 12/04/2017

Markets should expect the G20 reform commitments to continue to inform regulatory changes, and more equivalence decisions.

AML / KYC

FSB Kicks Off ‘Unintended Consequences’ Consultation

By Samuel Riding | 12/04/2017

Board says consultation will result in fine tuning rather than a rollback of post-crisis reform.

Market Infrastructure

Vietnam Exchange Finalises Derivatives Rules

By Samuel Riding | 11/04/2017

Membership requirements the last piece of the jigsaw as HNX braces for 3Q17 launch.

Capital / Liquidity

CBRC Ups the Ante on Supervision, Enforcement

By Samuel Riding | 11/04/2017

Banks ordered to conduct reviews of risk and compliance as new chairman Guo Shuqing toughens stance.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Confirms Regulatory Subsidiary Chairman

By Samuel Riding | 07/04/2017

Professor Tan Cheng Han will take up role in the 3rd quarter this year, exchange says.