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    Big Picture

    Too Early to Assess Fintech Risks – DTCC

    By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2018

    Firm suggests fintech adoption has clear benefits, but the systemic risks from increased adoption have yet to fully emerge.

    AML / KYC

    Europe’s Latest AML Directive a Huge Challenge for Asian Operations

    By Bradley Maclean | 14/02/2018

    4th AMLD to prove a headache for Asian institutions which already share clients and data with EU-based subsidiaries, potentially influencing Asia-based parent institutions themselves.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Philippines to Implement Minimum Liquidity Ratio for Small Banks

    By Garima Chitkara | 12/02/2018

    Smaller banks subject to LCR of 100 percent if they are subsidiaries of larger banks and minimum liquidity ratio of 20 percent if standalone.

    AML / KYC

    IMF, ADB, Aus, NZ Seek Lower Cost Remittances for the Pacific

    By Editors | 11/02/2018

    Possible solutions include enhancing AML/CFT controls at banks, promoting best practices at money transfer operators, improving information sharing by supervisory authorities.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Vietnam to Redefine Securities Market Laws

    By Samuel Riding | 10/02/2018

    New rules cover clearing and settlement, corporate governance by securities and fund management firms, and securities regulator’s powers.

    Market Infrastructure

    Research in an Unbundled World

    By Roland De Marsangy | 08/02/2018

    Buy-side firms are finding their way to new ways of profiting from their research, and market volumes appear unaffected in the early stages of the MiFID II era.

    Indonesia Faces Resistance on Asean Banking Protocol

    By Editors | 08/02/2018

    Indonesian parliamentary commission appear unsure about Indonesian Banks’ ability to compete with foreign banks.

    Philippines to Expand List of Allowable Loan Collateral

    By Garima Chitkara | 07/02/2018

    New law, currently in Congress, will expand financing to SME and agricultural sector by allowing movable collateral.

    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore, Malaysia Unveil Plans for Cross Border Stock Trading Link

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2018

    Link to be operational by year-end; will enable cross-border trading, clearing, settlement of shares between SGX and Bursa Malaysia.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    How GDPR Could Deflate the Blockchain Hype

    By Bradley Maclean | 05/02/2018

    Firms adopting blockchain technology could struggle to comply with the EU’s incoming GDPR rules.

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