International

Market Infrastructure

SWIFT Sees Growing ISO 20022 Adoption in Asia Pacific

By Manesh Samtani | 03/04/2019

SWIFT has released a new report on the state of adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard among Asia Pacific securities market infrastructures.

AML / KYC

Artificial Intelligence – the Ultimate Weapon to Fight Financial Crime

By Karl Seagrave | 03/04/2019

Getting buy-in from senior management is one of the biggest hurdles to adopting AI in the fight against financial crime, says Fenergo’s Karl Seagrave.

Market Infrastructure

EU, Singapore Adopt Decision to Mutually Recognise Derivatives Venues

By Editors | 01/04/2019

The European Commission recognises Singapore trading venues as MiFIR-compliant; MAS has exempted EU trading facilities from its markets licensing requirements.

Market Infrastructure

ESMA Urges Readiness for End-May EMIR Refit Adoption

By Manesh Samtani | 01/04/2019

Counterparties should start collecting the data they will need in May to perform calculations to determine whether they are subject to the clearing obligation.

AML / KYC

UN Security Council Resolution Targets Terrorism Financing

By Editors | 01/04/2019

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling on member states to beef up efforts to identify, prosecute and penalise those directly or indirectly financing terrorism.

Market Infrastructure

Leading Dealers Adopt DTCC-Euroclear Collateral Management Utility

By Editors | 26/03/2019

The Margin Transit Utility provides straight-through-processing and centralised communications and settlement instructions for collateral transfer.

Market Infrastructure

Data Localisation Policies Impair Provision of Financial Services – GFMA

By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2019

The GFMA urges policymakers to develop alternatives to data localisation policies that ensure data protection while still supporting the financial services sector and the end-users it serves.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX-TOCOM Merger Agreement Expected by End-March

By Editors | 22/03/2019

JPX and TOCOM plan to merge this year to create an all-in-one bourse that handles both stocks and commodity futures, but challenges will remain even after a final agreement is reached.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Publishes Full Version of Derivatives Lifecycle Blueprint

By Editors | 22/03/2019

The ISDA Common Domain Model for interest rate and credit derivatives has been published, part of a push to standardise global derivatives trading and automate market practices.