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Big Picture
Short-selling Bans Fail to Achieve Positive Effects: WFE
By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2020
In Asia, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia have imposed short-selling bans, while Thailand, Taiwan and India have tightened their rules to make the practice more difficult.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Calls for Delay to Initial Margin Deadlines
By Editors | 26/03/2020
Without a delay, smaller entities will almost certainly be shut out of the derivatives market, denying them the ability to manage risk when they need it most, says ISDA chief Scott O’Malia.
Fintech / Regtech
Securities Market Principles Can Be Applied to Stablecoins: IOSCO
By Editors | 25/03/2020
Preliminary analysis concludes that the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures could apply to the global stablecoin arrangements, among other principles and standards.
ESG / Sustainability
ICMA Publishes Compendium of Global Sustainable Finance Initiatives
By Editors | 24/02/2020
Key international initiatives identified are the Equator Principles, the FSB TCFD Recommendations, the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, the NGFS, and the UN SDGs.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Regulating Crypto-asset Trading Platforms
By Editors | 14/02/2020
The report provides a toolkit of possible measures for key considerations relevant to authorities for regulating crypto-asset trading platforms.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO Highlights Debt Market Concerns in Annual Work Programme
By Editors | 31/01/2020
The 2020 work programme provides an update on five existing priorities and an overview of planned work on a new priority – corporate debt and leveraged loans.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Issues Final Report Recommending UTC Time Stamping of Trades
By Editors | 20/01/2020
Trading venues and their participants should synchronise the clocks they use for timestamping reportable events with coordinated universal time (UTC), IOSCO says.
Market Infrastructure
RBI Names Six ‘Significant’ Financial Benchmarks
By Editors | 06/01/2020
Financial Benchmarks India Pvt Ltd has three months to make an application to the RBI for authorisation to continue administering the benchmarks.
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Concludes Consultation on OTC Derivatives Margin Requirements
By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2019
IM requirements will be phased in for firms with AANA exceeding HK$375bn starting from 1 September 2020, the same date VM requirements take effect.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Reducing Conflicts in Debt Capital Raising
By Editors | 18/12/2019
The guidance includes proposed regulatory measures to address potential conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks that could arise in the debt capital raising process.
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