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Market Data & Technology
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.
AI Risk & Governance
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.
Structural Regulation
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.
Clearing & Post-Trade
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.
Structural Regulation
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 […]
Structural Regulation
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.
Clearing & Post-Trade
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.
Emerging Prudential Risks
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.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO – Sri Lanka Regulator Urgently Needs Independence
By Editors | 03/07/2017
Report also finds outdated legislative, regulatory framework; says several sectors ‘largely unregulated’.
Clearing & Post-Trade
CPMI-IOSCO Open CCP Stress Testing Consultation
By Editors | 27/06/2017
Paper follows research on financial stability risks, FSB consultation on CCP resolution.
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