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DLT Can Enhance Settlement Systems, But Not Replace Them
By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2019
A new paper from Greenwich Associates says DLT cannot replace settlement infrastructure entirely without imposing the very costs it was designed to reduce.
AML / KYC
MAS Consults on AML/CFT Notices for Payment Services
By Manesh Samtani | 07/06/2019
The first Notice covers account issuance, money transfers and money changing services. The second Notice sets out a separate framework for digital payment tokens.
Market Infrastructure
Managing Regulatory Change as a Business-as-usual Activity
By Rachel Woolley | 05/06/2019
By laying the groundwork, identifying key goals and developing processes, regulatory change management can be a business-as-usual activity, says Fenergo’s Rachel Woolley.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB Issues Report to G20 on Crypto-Asset Regulation
By Manesh Samtani | 04/06/2019
Forward-looking risk assessments are needed in crypto-asset markets to identify trends that may give rise to financial stability and other risks and assess their potential significance early on.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ASIC Updates Guidance for ICO, Crypto-Asset Issuers
By Editors | 02/06/2019
The guidance tells issuers how to determine whether an ICO or crypto-asset is considered a financial product, and which Australian laws would apply.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO: Key Considerations for Regulating Crypto Trading Platforms
By Editors | 29/05/2019
The key considerations represent specific areas that IOSCO believes jurisdictions could consider in the context of the regulation of crypto-asset trading platforms.
Market Infrastructure
Decline in Correspondent Banking is Universal – CPMI
By Editors | 28/05/2019
Over the last seven years, active relationships in the global correspondent banking network have declined by about 20%, and the number of active corridors has fallen by roughly 10%.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Sandbox Admits SGX-Backed Digitised Securities Platform iSTOX
By Editors | 27/05/2019
From within the sandbox, iSTOX is currently onboarding the first batch of issuers and investors who will participate in issuance and trading of digitised securities starting in 4Q 2019.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ISDA CDM Deployed in UK Digital Regulatory Reporting Pilot
By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2019
The UK initiative is exploring the use of technology to help firms meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of information reported.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ASX Opens Testing Environment for CHESS Replacement
By Editors | 08/05/2019
ASX has made available the first of seven ‘drops’ of software code, with additional functionality set to be released at eight-week intervals.
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