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Market Infrastructure
BOT to Issue THOR Linked Floating Rate Notes in March
By Editors | 05/01/2021
The move is aimed at promoting the use of THOR as a new reference rate in derivatives and cash products, the central bank said.
BOT Eases SME Access to Soft Loan Programme Amid Pandemic
By Editors | 04/01/2021
The BOT has adjusted its definition of business groups to provide SMEs easier access to funding and will allow them to apply twice.
Market Infrastructure
BSP Consults on Draft Policies to Strengthen Payment Systems
By Editors | 03/01/2021
The first draft policy covers governance policies for payment system operators. The second covers the local adoption of the PFMI for designated payment systems.
BSP Grants Foreign Banks Relief from Single Borrower’s Limit
By Editors | 02/01/2021
The measure is expected to help boost lending, bolster economic growth and diversify credit exposures, said BSP governor Benjamin Diokno.
Philippines: BSP to Standardise MSME Loan Applications
By Editors | 24/12/2020
A standard business loan application form will simplify and improve the application process, while also facilitating banks’ risk assessments and speeding up turnaround time.
Big Picture
ASIFMA Offers Recommendations to Address ESG Data Challenges
By Editors | 22/12/2020
The report, released by ASIFMA and FOSDA, says the recommendations are critical to supporting and enabling the further development of green and sustainable markets in Asia.
Market Infrastructure
Philippine SEC to Mandate New Cybersecurity Rules for Capital Markets
By Editors | 20/12/2020
Regulated entities will have to create a separate Information Security Group and appoint a Chief Information Security Officer.
Market Infrastructure
US Treasury Labels Vietnam, Switzerland as Currency Manipulators
By Editors | 17/12/2020
Taiwan, Thailand, and India have been added to Treasury’s monitoring list. Singapore intervened in the foreign exchange market in a “sustained, asymmetric manner”.
Press Release
Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2020 – Results Announcement
By Editors | 15/12/2020
Regulation Asia held its third annual Awards ceremony on 15 December 2020 to recognise those in the industry that have helped address changing regulatory requirements in Asia Pacific over the past year.
Fintech / Regtech
Improving Operational Resilience: A Priority for the Year Ahead
By David LaFalce | 14/12/2020
DTCC’s David LaFalce highlights the need for firms to remove manual processes, re-evaluate their interconnectedness, and seek out opportunities for industry collaboration.
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