Market Infrastructure

    Capital / Liquidity

    State Media Details China’s Plans to Open up Capital Markets

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Global Times says domestic officials are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of opening up and reform of capital markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    Volte Facebook – Asian Regulators Should Beware Multi-class Shares

    By Peter Guy | 25/09/2017

    Asian exchanges and regulators need to learn the latest lesson about how multiple share structures can be abused, and stopped.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX

    By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

    Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion

    By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

    Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India Interprets P2P Lenders as Non-bank Finance Companies

    By Editors | 21/09/2017

    Official central bank report issued last year had suggested P2P lending platforms meet $311,000 minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements.

    Enforcement

    New Zealand Raises the Bar for Bank Outsourcing

    By Editors | 21/09/2017

    Largest banks will be required to have measures in place to survive the failure of a key service provider, according to new outsourcing policy.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London

    By Editors | 21/09/2017

    Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.

    Fintech / Regtech

    MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity

    By Editors | 21/09/2017

    Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.

    Market Infrastructure

    SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations

    By Editors | 12/09/2017

    SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.

    Fintech / Regtech

    DLT Not Yet a Solution for Large Central Bank Applications – BOJ

    By Samuel Riding | 11/09/2017

    Japanese central bank and European counterpart conclude from ‘Project Stella’ tests of DLT in RTGS that the technology is not yet mature enough.

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