Market Infrastructure

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    Market Infrastructure

    China Orders Banks, Insurers to Tighten Cyber, Data Security

    By Mark Johnston | 15/01/2024

    Banks and insurers were asked to address the risk of ransomware attacks, strengthen the secure usage of emails, and protect against phishing attacks.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    BSP Grants Direct PhilPaSSplus Access to First Nonbank EMI

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/01/2024

    OmniPay’s direct access to PhilPaSSplus allows it to make efficient and low-risk funds transfers using central bank rails.

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    Big Picture

    Teething Issues: OTC Derivatives Reporting Rewrites in APAC

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/01/2024

    The more challenging aspects of implementation involve jurisdiction-specific data fields, the UTI waterfall, UTI generation, and ISO 20022.

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    Market Infrastructure

    IIA Releases New Global Internal Audit Standards

    By Editors | 10/01/2024

    The Standards will help elevate the quality of internal auditing and enhance the internal audit function’s role as a partner to boards and senior management.

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    Market Infrastructure

    GIFT City Regulator Directs IBUs to Improve Cross-border Payments

    By Ajoy K Das | 09/01/2024

    IFSC Banking Units are asked to use Swift GPI and to explore how they can further speed up their processing of cross border payments.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Indonesia to Introduce Market Maker Regulations in 2024

    By Mark Johnston | 08/01/2024

    IDX plans to boost stock market liquidity and transaction value by implementing market maker regulations in 2024.

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    Market Infrastructure

    PBOC Pledges to Further Open Access to Bond Market

    By Editors | 08/01/2024

    The PBOC said it will continue to strengthen China’s financial market to make it more standardised, transparent, open, dynamic and resilient.

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    Market Infrastructure

    ECB to Launch First Cyber Resilience Stress Test for Banks

    By Editors | 06/01/2024

    The stress tests will assess the ability of 109 banks to respond to and recover from a cyber attack, rather than their ability to prevent it.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    BSP Amends Cheque Clearing Policy, Reintroduces Funding Facility

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/01/2024

    The reforms are aimed at enhancing the efficiency and safety of the Philippine payments system.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Philippine Bourse Outlines Plans to Boost Market Liquidity

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/01/2024

    The PSE plans to lower the minimum board lot size, allow algorithmic trading, and introduce depositary receipts.

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