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Securities / Derivatives
Governance of OTC Derivatives Data Elements Finalised
By Editors | 10/10/2019
The FSB has now published the final governance arrangements for both the UTI and UPI, while CPMI-IOSCO has published the same for the other critical data elements.
Capital / Liquidity
Initial Margin Challenges Confronting Asian Markets
By Purtini Joshi | 08/10/2019
DTCC’s Purtini Joshi outlines three key challenges firms need to address to ensure compliance with Phase 5 and Phase 6 implementation of initial margin regulations.
Market Infrastructure
Indonesia Announces Rules for the Establishment of CCPs
By Editors | 04/10/2019
The new rules from Bank Indonesia will take effect from June 2020, but the first CCPs for derivatives markets are unlikely to be operational until 2023.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Publishes Updates on MMF, Securitisation Regulation
By Editors | 03/10/2019
The reports describe progress by IOSCO members to adopt legislation, regulation and other policies covering MMF and securitisation, considered priority reform areas by the G20.
Big Picture
EU Equivalence Needed on Cross-Border Intragroup Transactions
By Editors | 01/10/2019
ISDA and EU banking associations are calling for equivalence decisions to be prioritised for Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, among others.
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong to Regulate Fund Trustees, Custodians
By Editors | 30/09/2019
Fund trustees and custodians in Hong Kong are not subject to any licensing regime or ongoing supervision. The SFC proposes to regulate them under a new type of regulated activity, RA 13.
Market Infrastructure
Most Rules to Prevent Complex Product Mis-selling Already in Place
By Editors | 27/09/2019
Only China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore are fully consistent with all nine IOSCO principles on suitability requirements for the distribution of complex financial products.
Market Infrastructure
APAC Central Banks Prepare Market for Benchmark Reforms
By Editors | 27/09/2019
A group of APAC central banks have issued a report on the regional implications of LIBOR’s discontinuation, BMR implementation, and reforms to local benchmarks.
Big Picture
DTCC Calls on Industry to Prioritise Business Resilience Efforts
By Editors | 24/09/2019
Firms must establish resilience as a business-owned strategic initiative, and be willing to prioritise business resilience over efficiency in some cases, says a new DTCC whitepaper.
Market Infrastructure
IOSCO Recommends UTC as Standard Clock for Timestamping
By Editors | 12/09/2019
IOSCO is seeking feedback on a recommendation that all member jurisdictions use UTC as the standard reference time source for timestamping reportable events.
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