IOSCO Publishes Peer Review of Regulation of Money Market Funds

05/09/2015

Report describes implementation progress made by 31 jurisdictions in adopting legislation, regulation and other policies in relation to money market funds.

CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Harmonisation of OTC Derivatives Data Elements

05/09/2015

Focuses on a first batch of key data elements, other than UTI and UPI, that are considered important for consistent and meaningful aggregation on a global basis.

RBI Consults on Base Rate Calculation Methodology

05/09/2015

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued for consultation draft guidelines for banks to adopt the marginal cost of funds methodology for base rate calculations.

SEBI Consults on Clearing Corps Ahead of FMC Merger

04/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Board is seeking public comment on recommendations to maintain separate clearing corporations for each exchange, rather than introduce a single clearing corporation.

China Clamps Down on Yuan Forward Contracts

04/09/2015

PBOC announces new measures making it more costly to use forwards contracts to bet on yuan weakness.

Third Country CCP Equivalence Delays Set Back Emerging Markets

04/09/2015

The World Federation of Exchanges has written to the European Commission urging it and other regulators to expedite EMIR equivalence determinations for ‘third country central counterparties’.

Japan Officials Seek Clarity on Bank Capital Framework

04/09/2015

Officials are calling for outstanding elements of the bank capital framework to be finalised as soon as possible so the industry can plan for the future.

Japan Regulatory Change Sees Bloomberg & Tradeweb ETP Launch

03/09/2015

Bloomberg Tradebook and Tradeweb Markets have launched their electronic trading platforms in Japan for banks and securities firms mandated to start using electronic platforms for specified OTC derivative transactions.

China Seeks to Further Develop Capital Markets

03/09/2015

Chinese regulators have issued a notice encouraging mergers and acquisitions activity, cash dividend payments, and share repurchases by listed companies, as part of its efforts to promote the development of the capital markets.