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Clearing & Post-Trade
Industry Bodies Set Roadmap for Shorter US Equities Settlement Cycle
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/12/2021
Shortening the settlement cycle to T+1 is expected to reduce risks and costs for the securities industry, but also present challenges for foreign market participation.
DeFi & Web3
Mapping Out How Decentralised Exchanges Can be Regulated
By Kristi Swartz | 07/12/2021
An appropriate regulatory regime that safeguards investors and fosters innovation will allow society to benefit from DEXs and DeFi generally, says DLA Piper’s Kristi Swartz.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
HK Court Acquits Former HKEX Official in Bribery Case
By Editors | 06/12/2021
The court ruled that the prosecution did not prove that IPO consultant Richard Lum had bribed the former joint-head of HKEX’s IPO vetting team, Eugene Yeoh.
Custody & Infrastructure
Thai SEC to Require Crypto Wallet Providers to be Licensed
By Editors | 06/12/2021
Custody and wallet providers required to obtain information identifying the account owners of wallets. New guidelines coming on the use of crypto in payments.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Philippine SEC Seeks Funding Boost to Support Digital Transformation
By Mark Johnston | 06/12/2021
The SEC is seeking PHP 2.6 billion over a five year period to implement sweeping digital transformation initiatives, including to upgrade existing systems.
Trading & Investment
USD Cross-currency Derivatives to Use SOFR from 13 December
By Editors | 06/12/2021
Under part two of the second phase of SOFR First, interdealer brokers are asked to use SOFR instead of LIBOR in the USD leg of all newly-executed cross-currency derivatives.
Structural Regulation
Thai SEC Seeks to Smooth Transition to Mandatory Pension
By Editors | 05/12/2021
The SEC proposes changes to reduce the chance of voluntary provident funds being dissolved or liquidated, which it says could impact THB 1.3 trillion in capital market investments.
Cybersecurity
Thai SEC to Enhance Capital Market Resilience to Cyber Risk
By Editors | 04/12/2021
Under revised rules, market participants are required to and enhance cybersecurity control measures, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and third-party access controls.
Trading & Investment
Australia to Drop LIBOR in Cross Currency Swaps Trading
By Manesh Samtani | 29/11/2021
BBSW/LIBOR will shift to BBSW/SOFR in cross currency basis swaps trading, though the move presents challenges inherent to an IBOR/RFR pairing.
Cryptocurrency
SEC Thailand Proposes Regulations to Ban Privacy Coins
By Editors | 28/11/2021
The proposed ban is aimed at preventing the misuse of digital assets as a tool to commit crime, the SEC said.
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