United States

    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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