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    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO Affirms China, Japan have Completed Framework for MMF Reform

    By Editors | 06/11/2017

    China has implemented rules governing money market fund valuations, liquidity and stable net asset value since last report.

    Fintech / Regtech

    CPMI, IOSCO Call for Uniformity in UPI Creation, Reporting

    By Editors | 02/10/2017

    Report proposes that each UPI maps to reference data which indirectly describes an OTCD product without identifying transaction details.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Regulators Must Collectively Embrace 4th Industrial Revolution – ASIC

    By Editors | 25/09/2017

    Chairman Greg Medcraft expresses concern about regulatory fragmentation with increased use of technology, emergence of ICOs.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Japanese Banks Call for Narrower OTCD Reporting Requirements

    By Samuel Riding | 04/09/2017

    Japanese Bankers Association says data elements should be narrower; concerned about cost of reporting given different collateral settlement timings.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ISDA Urges EU Not to Force Local Clearing Post Brexit

    By Editors | 23/08/2017

    Trade organisation says move to local CCPs could push up initial margin costs by 20% or more; cites Australian equivalency model.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HK Auditing Brokers’ Protection of Client Assets

    By Editors | 31/07/2017

    Regulator cites weaknesses in internal account protection controls despite warnings; IOSCO report says HK due diligence to safeguard client rights […]

    Capital / Liquidity

    Singapore Market Infrastructure Regime Gains CPMI/IOSCO Approval

    By Editors | 18/07/2017

    Peer review finds MAS meets all but one of 24 principles designed to shore up systemically important market infrastructure including central counterparties.

    Market Infrastructure

    Only 1 Major APAC CCP Working on Crisis Group – Report

    By Samuel Riding | 06/07/2017

    Crisis group one of FSB’s main recommendations for CCPs; joint study warns on interconnectedness, concentration.

    Securities / Derivatives

    GFC Era Shadow Banking No Longer a Threat – FSB

    By Editors | 04/07/2017

    But report warns of new threats, not least liquidity risk from open-ended funds.

    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO – Sri Lanka Regulator Urgently Needs Independence

    By Editors | 03/07/2017

    Report also finds outdated legislative, regulatory framework; says several sectors ‘largely unregulated’.

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