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Trading & Investment
ARRC Formally Recommends CME Group SOFR Term Rates
By Editors | 31/07/2021
Forward-looking term rates are needed for syndicated and bilateral corporate loans, as well as in the CLO and leveraged loans markets.
Cryptocurrency
Ripple Opens Japan-Philippines Remittance Corridor
By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2021
Japan’s SBI Remit will connect with Coins.ph and crypto exchange SBI VC Trade to open the remittance corridor, leveraging Ripple’s on-demand liquidity service.
Structural Regulation
US SEC to Require New Disclosures from Chinese Issuers
By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2021
Chinese issuers with VIE structures will have to “prominently and clearly” disclose that they face uncertainty about future actions by the Chinese government.
Trading & Investment
Dealers Shift Default Rate for USD Linear Swaps to SOFR
By Manesh Samtani | 28/07/2021
Market observers reported a sharp increase in SOFR swaps transacted, a trend said to be “clear and pronounced”.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Approves China Telecom Shanghai IPO Following US Ban
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/07/2021
China’s flow of IPOs to the US is expected to ease, with companies instead choosing to list in Shanghai, Shenzhen, or Hong Kong.
Liquidity Risk
Thailand SEC Issues New Rules on Fund Liquidity Management
By Editors | 28/07/2021
Asset managers have until 1 January 2022 to have a board-approved policy in place and ensure the availability of sufficient liquidity management tools.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore’s CTX to Debut Cross-border Trading of China Carbon Credits
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021
Cyberdyne Tech Exchange said its carbon neutrality tokens, or CNTs, would pave the way for carbon credits to be transferred across international borders.
Structural Regulation
Thailand SEC Consults on Securities Law Revisions
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021
The amended Securities and Exchange Act will promote cooperation between financial market regulators including the SEC, BOT and OIC.
PEPs & Sanctions
China Names First Targets of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
By Editors | 25/07/2021
China has sanctioned former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, 5 other individuals, and a nonprofit organisation.
Trading & Investment
ARRC Endorses Shift to RFRs for Cross-currency Basis Swaps
By Manesh Samtani | 23/07/2021
From 21 September, interdealer trading in cross-currency basis swaps between USD, JPY, GBP and CHF would reference each currency’s RFR.
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